Genre: Horror/ Thriller
Runtime: 113 minutes
Year: 2002
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, Alex Palmer, Noah Huntley, Christopher Dunne, Emma Hitching, Alexander Delamere, Kim McGarrity
Description: Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
Review: Jim wakes up, 28 days after an epidemic infection outbreak, in a hospital in London. When he leaves the hospital, he sees that the streets of London are abandoned, trash everywhere, cars and busses in the middle of the street. When he visits a church he is confronted with the aftermath. People with serious rage are coming after him. When he flees, Jim meets Mark and Selena. They tell Jim what really happened and the three join forces. When they visit Jim’s parents, who killed themselves, they decide to go out and find more survivors.
A lot of horror films don’t have the best script or story, but the movie is scary anyway. “28 Days Later’ doesn’t have an ingenious plot either, but it’s very well shot. The power is especially in the silences. Normally music and sound effects build up tension, but here it’s absolute silence. You have to focus on the dialogue, which makes you more involved with the characters. And the strong cast also helps making this movie as believable and convincing as it is. Unlike a lot of horror movies, this movie has characters with depth and you actually care about them. And the performance are also great.
This is a must for every horror fan, it’s definitely one of my favorite horror movies.
Rating: 5 / 5
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