28 Weeks Later 2007 (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo)

28 Weeks Later 2007 (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo)

Stars: Robert Carlyle, Rose Burn, Jeremy Renner

Score: 78%

As sequels go, the audience usually expects more monsters more gore at the expense of plot and originality. '28 Weeks Later' did not disappoint. The view of a decimated London held much less power than 28 days and on the whole this film had less fear effect and more jump scares. Don't get me wrong, there are some beautiful establishing shots in this film, and the jump scares are done very well but it misses the old paranoia of the original.

Something the sequel does really well is the use of music. The awesome opening sequence makes it clear to the audience that the 'zombies' now have their own theme. The gore factor in the movie is a step up from 28 days later and is arguably greatly desired by it's viewers.