28
      Days
      Later...
      it
      was
      still
      a
      great
      film
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Let
      me
      begin
      this
      review,
      as
      I
      did
     
     
      the
      last
      one,
      with
      a
      question:
      Do
      you
      like
     
     
      zombie
      movies?
      If
      yes,
      fantastic,
      you
     
     
      should
      love
      this
      film.
      If
      not,
      go
      see
      it
      any-
     
     
      way,
      if
      like
      horror
      or
      suspense
      of
      any
      kind,
     
     
      or
      even
      just
      a
      well
      written
      and
      plotted
     
     
      movie,
      they
      you'll
      really
      enjoy
      this.
      28
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Days
      Later...
      is
      written
      by
      Alex
      Garland
     
     
      and
      directed
      by
      Danny
      Boyle,
      and
      stars
     
     
      Cillian
      Murphy
      and
      Naomie
      Harris.
      Now,
     
     
      I'm
      willing
      to
      bet
      that
      those
      names
      don't
     
     
      mean
      much
      to
      any
      of
      you,
      but
      hey,
      I
      give
     
     
      credit
      where
      credit
      is
      due,
      and
      these
      people
     
     
      are
      quite
      deserving.
     
    

    
     
      First
      off,
      let's
      look
      at
      the
      story
      of
      the
     
     
      movie:
      The
      premise
      behind
      it
      is
      a
      little
      bit
     
     
      hokey;
      scientists
      have
      figured
      out
      that
      rage
     
     
      is
      actually
      a
      communicable
      disease,
      and
     
     
      have
      infected
      monkeys
      with
      it.
      The
      disease
     
     
      is
      spread
      through
      contact
      with
      infected
     
     
      blood,
      which
      apparently
      the
      infected
      can
     
     
      vomit
      onto
      their
      victims.
      A
      trio
      of
      animal
     
     
      rights
      activists
      break
      into
      the
      lab
      to
      save
      the
     
     
      contagious
      primates,
      only
      to
      become
      infect-
     
     
      ed
      themselves.
      From
      there,
      it's
      inside
      of
      a
     
     
      hospital
      room,
      staring
      at
      Jim
      (Cillian
     
     
      Murphy).
      He's
      been
      in
      a
      coma
      for
      the
     
     
      passed
      4
      weeks,
      and
      as
      he
      staggers
      from
      the
     
     
      hospital,
      he
      becomes
      aware
      that
      something
     
     
      has
      gone
      amiss
      during
      his
      month
      long
     
     
      sleep,
      namely,
      there's
      nobody
      left
      in
     
     
      London.
      He
      does
      eventually
      run
      across
     
     
      more
      people,
      but
      things
      look
      bleak
      in
      jolly
     
     
      London,
      and
      survival
      becomes
      the
      watch
     
     
      word
      as
      the
      bearers
      of
      the
      infection
      move
     
     
      in
      on
      our
      erstwhile
      hero.
     
    

    
     
      Yes,
      the
      story
      plays
      out
      like
      quite
      a
     
     
      few
      other
      films,
      mostly
      zombie
      movies
      at
     
     
      that,
      but
      that's
      not
      to
      say
      it's
      bad
      in
      any
     
     
      way.
      The
      movie
      itself
      is
      very
      reminiscent
      of
     
     
      various
      other
      films
      plagued
      by
      the
      rotting
     
     
      dead.
      In
      fact,
      the
      only
      thing
      that
      separates
      it
     
     
      from
      those
      other
      movies
      is
      that
      the
      infected
     
     
      are
      still,
      technically,
      alive.
      It's
      kind
      of
      hard
     
     
      to
      tell,
      especially
      with
      all
      the
      blood
      on
     
     
      .:page
      [12]
      October
      13,
      2003:.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      them,
      but
      they
      are
      apparently
      supposed
      to
     
     
      be
      living,
      breathing,
      wicked
      furious,
      human
     
     
      beings.
      Fundamentally,
      the
      difference
     
     
      between
      living
      and
      dead
      in
      this
      comparison
     
     
      really
      isn't
      much
      of
      one.
      The
      antagonists
     
     
      are
      some
      similar
      to
      zombies
      that
      calling
     
     
      them
      anything
      else
      seems
      weird.
     
    

    
     
      As
      with
      most
      good
      films
      like
      this
     
     
      one,
      the
      focus
      is
      not
      so
      much
      on
      the
      antag-
     
     
      onists
      as
      the
      survivors.
      The
      actors
      do
      a
      fan-
     
     
      tastic
      job
      playing
      up
      the
      tension
      that
      comes
     
     
      up
      as
      a
      result
      of
      continuously
      looking
      over
     
     
      your
      shoulder.
      Every
      shred
      of
      hope
      is
     
     
      sought
      after
      with
      the
      same
      feverish
      desire
     
     
      that
      the
      infected
      themselves
      bring
      to
      bear.
     
     
      At
      more
      than
      one
      point
      in
      the
      movie,
      you
     
     
      almost
      have
      to
      wonder
      who
      is
      diseased,
      and
     
     
      who
      is
      simply
      enraged.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      fine
      point
      is
      the
      use
      of
     
     
      action.
      The
      action
      is
      this
      movie
      is
      not
      like
     
     
      that
      of
      most
      films
      out
      now.
      Instead
      of
      being
     
     
      wild
      and
      fiery,
      with
      lots
      of
      gun
      play
      and
     
     
      witty
      remarks,
      it's
      cold,
     
     
      bloody,
      and
      harsh.
      The
     
     
      few
      guns
      in
      this
      film
     
     
      are
      basically
      useless,
     
     
      leaving
      most
      of
      the
     
     
      death
      in
      it
      to
      be
      enact-
     
     
      ed
      by
      a
      machete,
      a
      bat,
     
     
      or
      simple
      fists.
     
     
      Needless
      to
      say,
      this
     
     
      leads
      to
      quite
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      thick,
      red
      blood
      being
     
     
      splattered
      around.
     
     
      Unlike
      most
      slasher.
     
     
      films
      though,
      the
      blood
     
     
      actually
      splatters
      and
     
     
      splashes
      like
      a
      likely
     
     
      contained
      fluid,
      instead
     
     
      of
      spraying
      out
      like
     
     
      paint
      from
      a
      can.
      This
     
     
      is
      refreshing
      in
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      it
      shows
      an
      eye
      for
     
     
      realism
      on
      the
      part
      of
     
     
      Mr.
      Boyle,
      and
      disturb-
     
     
      ing
      in
      how
      realistic
      it
     
     
      does
      seem.
      As
      well,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9
      Jordan
      Cres.
      (off
      Allen
      St.),
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fiendish!
      Hilarious!
      Zaece/
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      of
      kills
      get
      different
      responses
      with
     
     
      this
      type
      of
      cold,
      close-in
      violence.
      Instead
     
     
      of
      the
      audience
      cheering
      when
      the
      hero
     
     
      kills
      the
      villain,
      as
      would
      have
      likely
      been
     
     
      the
      case
      if
      he'd
      used
      a
      gun,
      the
      brutally
     
     
      used
      causes
      the
      audience
      to
      sit
      in
      shocked
     
     
      dismay
      and
      consider
      exactly
      what
      has
      just
     
     
      transpired.
      Any
      time
      a
      film
      causes
      the
      audi-
     
     
      ence
      to
      actually
      think
      is
      a
      fine
      credit
     
     
      indeed.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      end
      there
      is
      very
      little
      bad
     
     
      about
      this
      film.
      Acting,
      cinematography,
     
     
      action,
      plot,
      it's
      all
      very
      well
      done.
      The
     
     
      only
      real
      thing
      that
      hurts
      it
      is
      that
      it
      is
      sort
     
     
      of
      a
      "mood"
      movie.
      If
      you
      aren't
      in
      the
     
     
      mood
      for
      a
      dark,
      creeping
      film
      that
      takes
      an
     
     
      interesting
      look
      at
      modern
      society,
      don't
      go
     
     
      see
      it.
      If
      you
      are,
      or
      you're
      just
      in
      the
      mood
     
     
      for
      something
      artistic,
      entertaining,
      and
     
     
      engaging,
      then
      you
      should
      in
      enjoy.
      Have
      a
     
     
      good
      night
      folks,
      and
      treat
      yourself
      to
      a
     
     
      good
      film
      once
      in
      awhile.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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