28 weeks later tammy4/10/2023 ![]() Cornered in the room, Alice attempts to help the small boy, but Don experiences a moment of cowardice and deliberately leaves behind his helpless wife and the boy who sought safety in their company just as soon as the infected break through the door. Alice and the boy seek an escape upstairs, with Don following after them. His parents have been infected and, along with several others, they manage to break into the house before too long. Soon, however, another refugee arrives, a small boy pounding on their door for help. They’ve managed to survive thus far, but they worry about their children, Andy and Tammy, who were away on a school trip to Spain just before the outbreak. ![]() The film starts off in the midst of the initial outbreak, with parents Don and Alice Harris holding up with two fellow refugees and an elderly couple in a small cottage. (Due to the essay-like nature of this review, please know that SPOILERS are necessary for my examination, and, thus, do lie ahead!) But while 28 Days Later told the story of a group of individuals coming together to form what could effectively be called a family, 28 Weeks Later intriguingly stands as a counterpoint to that narrative, weaving into its plot a story about a family torn apart by deceit and violence, and the two children who find themselves caught up in a system that, though well intentioned, may not be able to save them from a horrible fate. ![]() New director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo remains faithful to the tone of the first film yet focuses on entirely new characters and new ideas in a story that nonetheless continues where the last film left off. Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Produced by: Enrique López-Lavigne, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Bernard Bellew (co-producer) Danny Boyle, Alex Garland (executive producers) Written by: Rowan Joffe, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Enrique López Lavigne, Jesús Olmo Cinematography by: Enrique Chediak Music by: John Murphy Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Idris Elba Year: 2007Ģ8 Weeks Later lacks the originality, rawness, and, frankly, the mystique of Danny Boyle’s first film, but it’s a sequel that figures out a perfect way to have the rage virus return and deliver even more terrifying thrills. ![]()
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