Aug 7, 2025
28 Years Later
directed by Danny Boyle, 2025
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28 Years Later
directed by Danny Boyle, 2025
đŹ 28 Years Later (2025) â REVIEW
â ď¸ SPOILER WARNING
I was hoping for more, honestly. I didnât love 28 Days Later when I watched it recently, so I figured 28 Years Later would either change my mind or at least raise the stakes. But the trilogy format seems to be hurting more than helping. We get no real logic, no explanations, and nothing particularly satisfying.
As with 28 Days Later, I liked the visual style a lot, itâs visually striking while the plot is unoriginal and unserious, almost. The whole thing comes off as shallow, and the ending really proved that.
Also, itâs not that scary. The trailer had me hyped, especially that viral âboots boots bootsâ audio, but the tension never lasted. Every scare was over before it started. The first part was promising, but once the mother became central to the story, things just stalled. I really wanted more from her, we get that amazing scene in the church where she kills a zombie with her bare hands but then⌠nothing. As soon as she finds out about her illness, sheâs just out. No real moment with her son, no thoughts about her husband back on the island, just gone. And worse, she couldâve told her son the truth herself or had someone on the island tell him but instead put everyone in danger just to let someone else do it?? Make it make sense.
Now, the zombie lore, Iâm intrigued. The idea of new types (alpha, crawling, even pregnant??) is weird but cool. It feels like the infected are becoming more and more human again, which is confusing given the whole âpure rage, no thoughtsâ idea, but Iâm curious to see where it goes. Hopefully, weâll get real answers by the third one.
Iâll give credit where itâs due: the visuals and the soundtrack are amazing. Really beautiful stuff. Itâs just too bad the plot doesnât live up to it.
So yeah⌠a bit of a letdown. But then again, 28 Days Later wasnât that great either. Maybe the full trilogy will make it worth it. Weâll see.
â Rating: 6/10
28 YEARS LATER:
Boy leaves his refuge
Hopes mad doc can cure his mom
Hide from Rage virus
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