28 Days Later
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Thriller
2002

Times Seen:
Tim: 2

Summary: A man (Cillian Murphy) awakens from a coma to discover he is alone in a deserted London. He soon stumbles upon victims of a terrifying plague that turns people into zombies. He joins with a few other survivors to try and escape the hordes of the plagued.

Review:

Tim: This film was hailed as a near-revolutionary zombie masterpiece (although the word "zombie" is not used at all in the film). As is often the case, the film's true worth is slightly blown out of proportion. Yes, this is a solid movie, but there are a few flaws that hurt it.

This movie is a gritty, frightening look at a band of survivors nearly alone in the middle of a zombie-infested England. It is not particularly scary, but you'll jump once or twice upon your first viewing of the movie.

Cillian Murphy is good in the starring role. I refuse to jump of his bandwagon here. He is a decent actor, but people make too big a deal out of him. I love that Brendan Gleeson is in this movie. I am a huge fan of him, and I am so glad that he was his usual excellent self in the role.

The film starts out well, and I love the scenes with Murphy walking alone in a seemingly deserted London. I also love that the movie did not overdo it with zombie attacks. The film balances its frights very well and is more concerned with exploring the survivors than the zombies. This is where the film is brilliant. I hated the whole military-compound sequence and the film completely falters in the third act. Still, this ranks among the best movies in a subgenre known for terrible films.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend: Dawn of the Dead, Batman Begins, Red Eye, Land of the Dead, Resident Evil