28 Weeks Later

Saw 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to 28 days later a film from the strangely zombie-rich days of the 2000s.  That film revolutionized the genre but introducing groundbreaking fast zombies.  Incredible.  This movie takes place after The Rage Virus has ravaged the UK and survivors are now quarantined in the Isle of Dogs.  The main character seems to be this fragile sort of man who watched his wife fall to zombies.

The wife's death is great.  The film starts doing this over-exposed, jittery thing, focusing on small details and making things very hard to follow but I feel this is a good portrayal of life-or-death panic.  The main character seems broken and fragile, which makes his later interactions with his children a little difficult.  He can barely choke out that his wife died, but dude, you're their father.  Be there for them, ok?  His fragility was frustrating to me when I think it should have been affecting.

Anyway, of course there's more zombie business to be done, so soon the film crystallizes into a run-and-gun thriller.  There's night-vision goggles revealing hidden shamblers and army men who are more trouble than help.  The film becomes boring quickly.  There were apparently talks of a 28 Months Later, but from this film, it's clear why that film never came to be.  There's not much here that's interesting or even entertaining.  Bleh.  I didn't like it.