THIS FREAKING MOVIE WAS INSANE!!!  Considering the title is almost identical, it should be obvious that this is the sequel to 28 Days Later, which basically gave Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Red Eye) his big break.  Danny Boyle directed that flick, which came in 2002.  You might recognize some of Danny Boyle’s work such as Trainspotting and The Beach starring Leonardo Dicaprio.  Danny Boyle did not return to the direct the sequel, which actually left me doubting whether it would be good or not. 

The Plot: To give a little background on 28 Days Later, the basic plot line deals with a zombie virus outbreak which destroys pretty much all of Britain.  As we see in the first film, the main character, played by Cillian Murphy, wakes up 28 days after a zombie virus had began to spread around the country.  We see Murphy wake up in a hospital and start walking around the empty cities, not remembering anything. 

One of the key points to these two films is how EMPTY everything looks.  These directors did such an amazing job making everything look deserted.  The main focus of the first film was for the characters to get to a safe military base.  If you have seen the first film, you will remember that they were trying to get women pregnant so that the human race could live on.  Now, it is 28 weeks after the virus has spread.  The U.S. military has set-up a secured area in Britain called “District 1.”  This area is extremely secure and people are scanned for the virus before entering. 

Robert Carlyle plays one of the few survivors who now live in District 1.  We see in the beginning of the film how he lost his wife and friends.  Thankfully, his children were in another country at the time of the breakout.  Now, 28 weeks later, they are coming to join him in “District 1.”  The main guideline is that no one is allowed outside of the gates.  Shocker, the two young children go traveling outside of the gates and find a survivor, which is brought back to “District 1” for blood work.  This person happens to be infected and all hell breaks loose. 

The Review: Overall, this was one of the most intense, disturbing, violent and just plain “in your face” terrorizing films I have seen in years.  Like I said above, Danny Boyle did not return.  Well, that did not seem to matter one bit because the new guy, Juan Carlos Frennadillo, did one hell of a job.  The cinematography was absolutely perfect.  It created the exact feel that was needed for this movie. 

I can see a lot of people finding this jerky camera work annoying, but it was completely necessary.  People had similar issues when Children of Men came out.  I was totally blown away by that flick and some people that I knew were sick of the camera work.  When it comes to 28 Weeks Later, I could not think of a better way to shoot that film.  I felt like I was actually there with the zombies.  The violence was so brutal and in your face that I could feel all the gunshots and blows of the weapons. 

Another extremely positive note about the flick was the perfect music.  There was this one song that kept repeating throughout the film that set the mood perfectly.  I went saw the movie at a really nice and large theatre, so the volume was turned up extremely loud.  I probably jumped out of my seat three or four times during the movie.  The special effects and make-up looked amazing too. 

The Verdict: This is a film that HAS TO BE SEEN IN THEATRES.  I give the flick a 4.5 BDK rating because I feel that you can chose to see it as a matinee or a full-ticket price.  You do not necessarily have to run out to see it, but definitely catch it in theatres if you can, hence the 4.5 BDK rating.