28 weeks is easily a great summer sequel

"28 Weeks Later"

Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Potts, Harold Perrineau.

3 and a half stars out of 4

Danny Boyle had more than revived the Zombie horror flick in "28 days later", now with a similar plot and wider scop, Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo not only makes a good sequel, but fills the screen with devastating images that keep the audience involved throughout.

28 weeks after the previous installment, Britain has hopes of maintaining itself in hopes of re-populating itself, and get back to normal living. This film is shown through the eyes of many people, a father (Carlyle) and his 2 kids ,(Muggleton and Potts) the US military mostly portrayed by a sniper and pilot, played by Jeremy Renner from Swat and Harold Perrineau from Lost. The film populates itself with enough scares, and viscious intensity that is hard to turn away from. The editing and camera work may come as annoying for some, but it just adds to the confusion and overall madness of the film. A few plot points lead to a another breakout which causes even more disruption this time around, as a code red is issued and eventually EVERYONE must be killed.

The film takes several views and mixes them exceptionally well, the task of an emotionally struggling family, and the views and scenarios of the highly skeptical US military and there involvement on this issue. Each film, has underlying political tones, which make them even the more smarter and intelligent. While not a lot of dialogue, the audience is always entranced in this violent, and unbelieveable situation that extends beyond danger.

The cast is drenched in blood, and thats all that we know off them, the family has a past that the audience knows about, but other than that, most of the characters are who we are when we meet them, and that is fine. Robert Carlyle is disturning as the caring father, turned uber-zombie hunting down his kids, Jeremy Renner is the sniper with a heart, who acknowledges his task of helping the kids whose blood may be special in creating a vaccine for the rage virus. Most of the situatuons are creative, making way for fresh ideas in a sequel many saw pointless before its release. With excellent pacing, a gripping soundtrack, and many suprises, "28 Weeks Later" proves special, and equal to its predecessor.