28 Years Later – Movie Review
First Reaction – 28 Years Later continues the raw, aggressive infection saga.
Director: Danny Boyle
Writer: Danny Boyle, Alex Garland (Screenplay)
Cast
- Alfie Williams (His Dark Materials)
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Tenet)
- Ralph Fiennes (Red Dragon)
- Jodie Comer (Free Guy)
- Emma Laird (The brutalist)
Plot: A group of survivors of the rage virus lives on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: 28 Years Later starts when 12-year-old Spike (Williams) is being taken to the mainland by his father, Jamie (Taylor-Johnson). They live on a remote island surrounded by water and path that only appears at low tides. The rest of the world has recovered and quarantined the UK surrounding it to make sure the infection doesn’t spread.
Spike is shown the different threats and learns of a stranger who could offer his mother help. He decides to escape their village in search of help, but only discovers more disturbing threats waiting on the mainland.
Verdict on 28 Years Later
Recap
The movie picks up 28 years after the events of the first movie. A community living on a remote island surrounded by the ocean prepares for a young member to explore the mainland for the first time. However, the threats are far deadlier than expected, and he must learn quickly.
Best Parts
The raw, aggressive nature of the infected is still strong throughout the movie. Elsewhere, the idea that small communities have flourished shows how humans adapt. The location for the home base is perfect for the movie. At the movie’s core, it is a learning experience for Spike and Alfie Williams is brilliant in the leading role.
Worst Parts
There are a few strange things and one annoying thing. Let’s start with the annoying one, and that is how Spike goes to the mainland once, and suddenly, he is an expert on surviving on it. Onto the strange ones, the infected seem to have different breeds now, like something we would see in Dead Island (However, the designs are great). Strangely, it comes out of nowhere after the previous films. I couldn’t help but feel like Ralph Fiennes’ character was a Minecraft player too. Finally, it feels like a movie that will be judged more on what happens next, rather than what happened here.
Final Thoughts –28 Years Later has the raw aggression but lacks the pure intensity we have seen before.
