28 Days Later
2003
****
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, Noah Huntley, Stuart McQuarrie, Ricci Harnett, Leo Bill, Luke Mably, Junior Laniyan, Ray Panthaki, Marvin Campbell
A young man wakes up in an empty hospital and discovers that a highly contagious virus, which turns the infected into raging maniacs within seconds, has swept through the country. Danny Boyle's influential and visually striking zombie movie is eerie and gripping in its first half, as the protagonist walks through empty London in search of fellow survivors. The disappointing second half turns this everyman into an action hero when he is faced with a group of soldiers whose sanctuary offers a twisted future for humanity. Alex Garland's script depicts the best and worst aspects of human nature. Followed by 28 Weeks Later.
