28 Days Later (2002)

The strongest part of the movie is the first part, with one of the main characters walking through a deserted London. These few minutes really made a chill run down my spine. Not that this is something completely original, many post-apocalyptic movies that deal with deadly viruses or something similar (depopulating, but not destroying the cityscapes) evoke those pictures (think of the recent trailer for the “I Am Legend” remake”).

Watching 28 Days Later just for those few moments is worth it. Sadly, the rest of the movie is less interesting. The zombies are a neat update to the slow walking zombies of past movies, but overall the movie becomes more generic with every second. Find other survivors. Find other survivors who set up their own demented kingdom. Escape. Let the cardboard bad guys get zombified. Find salvation at the end. Nothing new here, go along please.