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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ review: A bit stuck in the middle

  • Last year the sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was shot back-to-back and picks up immediately where the previous film ended, directed by Nia DaCosta and scripted by Alex Garland, starring Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson with Jack O'Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal.
  • Instead of the infected, the film focuses on uninfected survivors who lost their moral compass, centering on Jack O'Connell's Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal leading a cult claiming to serve `Old Nick`.
  • Kelson's experiments yield a surprising breakthrough tied to Samson's changed behavior, mixing Radiohead-inflected art-rock, heavy-metal, and Hildur Guðnadóttir's powerful score.
  • The narrative strands converge in a violent third act, delivering ritual sacrifice that satisfies horror audiences and segues to a coda where a major earlier franchise figure resurfaces.
  • Shifting into folk-horror, the film risks alienating some but rewards others as it stages a clash between Kelson's rational science and pagan fanaticism, reshaping the franchise trajectory.
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