US EditionMovie Review: Boyle, Garland Bring Life to Zombie Genre '28 Years Later'
- '28 Years Later', directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, shows in UK cinemas in 2025 as a Sony Pictures R-rated film continuing the zombie saga.
- The film follows a quarantined UK mainland and survivors on Holy Island, where a young boy named Spike journeys with his father to seek a doctor for his ill mother.
- Alfie Williams stars as Spike, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer as his parents; the movie blends reflective human themes with intense, well-choreographed violence.
- The narrative explores mortality and societal breakdown amid a 'rage virus', continuing themes from the 2002 original and its 2007 sequel, while reflecting contemporary events like Brexit.
- The film has reinvigorated the franchise, received generally positive reviews for its style and emotional depth, and sets up planned sequels to complete a trilogy by Boyle and Garland.
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Most movies are lucky to predict one thing. Danny Boyle’s 2002 dystopian thriller “28 Days Later” managed to be on the cutting edge of two trends, albeit rather disparate ones: global pandemic and fleet-footed zombies.
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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland resurrect their successful saga with the continuation of "28 Days Later" and his virus.
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What does the world look like 28 years after a zombie apocalypse caused by a rage virus? In Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's new film, it's actually quite familiar. Only the zombies are scarier than ever.
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