Hey, have you ever seen…28 Weeks Later?

Stone:

Abandon selective targeting. Shoot everything.

This is going to be another of those films that may be a bit more…common and not quite as under the radar as a lot of the movies in this series are, but I have noticed a disproportionate amount of the people I’ve spoken to haven’t seen this movie, or haven’t seen it all, or what have you, and it deserves a little more attention than that; then just falling off the radar, as it seems to have done. More so than its predecessor of similar name, 28 days Later.  It has its flaws, but there is some really great stuff going on in this movie. Other than, y’know…the obvious Zombi…er…Infected.

The main thrust of it comes from the actors. It begins with Robert Carlyle, who somehow has the saddest looking eyes in film sometimes. The expressions of horror and sadness and regret on this man’s face seem to be just naturally built in to his features. The first time I watched this movie I didn’t pay it as much attention, and watching it again recently I realize how much I shorted myself by not doing so.

Another one to watch is Imogen Poots, from whom it is very, very difficult to take your eyes from. Very striking girl, and another one that is just good to watch. In the night-scope scene, the terror on her face is just absolutely perfect and makes a creepy bit of film really work solidly.

There are going to be those who point out some of the inconsistencies in the movie, and the little quirks of storytelling that this kind of horror/action movie often have, but there really is too much to enjoy about it to let that bother you. The movie has a sort of frenetic energy that is accentuated by a pounding soundtrack and never really lets up once it gets going. Give it a first shot, or a second, and you just may find something new to enjoy.