28 Tage später

Eine Reproduktion des Stoffes des durchschnittlichen Romero-Films Zombie 2 - Das letzte Kapitel. Die visuelle und musikalische Seite sind aber schlecht. Ich will ein Zelluloid-Remake von Guillermo del Toro mit der Musik von Marco Beltrami und einem großen Budget! (26.05.2003)

First of all, I was surprised that Boyle would venture into something like zombie (or rather, contagion) horror. But as such, I understood it at the beginning and therefore wondered about the inappropriately placed scenes, unsuitable for this genre. Even the unusual musical score suggested that something was amiss. And in the second half, it became clear. Against the backdrop of the struggle for survival, Boyle attempts to portray the behaviour of people in a liminal situation, when they have a choice between retaining a shred of their humanity or being overwhelmed by an instinctive desire to survive at any cost, even at the cost of harming others, and he really doesn't give people the best report card. One of the soldiers in the film says that people killed each other before and will kill each other in the future, in that sense, they are not really that different from the infected. The "infected" themselves are very reminiscent of the aggressive running zombies from Snyder's remake and can occasionally cause a few hear attack situations. (08.12.2003)

Raw British horror that replaces slow zombies with fast infected people, influencing this horror subgenre for many years to come. The casting of Cillian Murphy in the main role was an interesting move, his face has both boyish and girlish features and his transformation from “someone who’s being dragged on” into “the one that saves everybody” was also interesting. Great. (17.11.2007)

Danny Boyle has gained a following with his Shallow Grave and confirmed his reputation as a talented filmmaker with the cult classic Trainspotting. Therefore, something grand was expected of him and unfortunately, it's not as amazing as one would hope, although from my perspective, it's still enough for a 4-star rating. It's a film that approaches its subject matter too timidly and indecisively. The pacing of the film fluctuates, the screenplay is uncertain, sometimes talkative, and above all, it has an awkwardly happy ending. Within its genre, it's still above average, but I simply expected more from the director of Trainspotting. Overall impression: 70%. (09.12.2007)

Woah. This the first time I've had to write the same review a second time. Server crashes are almost unheard of here at FilmBooster (I had to complain somewhere :-). The most impressive scene of the picture 28 Days Later is undoubtedly Cillian Murphy's pilgrimage through depopulated London, which is basically the second scene in the movie. After that, it's a post-apocalyptic movie about survival and human relations, crossed with a not-so-normal zombie horror movie. The flimsy screenplay is a bit of a problem (it can't decide what type of movie it wants to be), but Danny Boyle saves it with visual touches (once even with an oil painting) and unconventional camerawork. (24.08.2007)

The film that discovered Cillian Murphy, an actor with an exceptional voice, charisma to spare, and who has masterfully played often alternative characters in films of various genres, for example, 28 Days Later, a pared-down, raw piece in an incredibly grainy and authentic execution that appeals only to a select few connoisseurs. (07.02.2014)

28 Tage später hat mir gefallen, sogar sehr. Ich kann aber nicht den Eindruck loswerden, dass ein erheblicher Teil des Films im Schneideraum geblieben ist. Der Übergang zwischen den beiden Teilen (dem Roadmovie-Teil und dem militärischen Teil) kam mir nämlich ein bisschen überstürzt vor. Ansonsten habe ich an dem Film nichts auszusetzen. Es war mir klar, dass ein Horrorfilm mit der Regie von Danny Boyle kein gewöhnlicher Horrorfilm sein wird… Das ist er auch nicht. Zum Glück. Ich habe mich oft gewundert, wie unbeschwert seine Stimmung ist. Das lag sicherlich auch am Soundtrack. Die Schreckmomente haben gut funktioniert, die fleischfressenden Sprinter waren richtig schaurig… Das gesteigerte, nervenaufreibende, wilde und atemberaubende Finale war auch toll. (25.08.2012)

Strong as a whole, but unconvincing in the development of the plot, or solid filmmaking that is hard to keep up with. Either way, Danny Boyle is a very good and smart director who, in the broader narrative context, elevates his film above the level of B-movie (whether in the naturalistic intro or in the end, where is bluntly suggested that the aggressive infection is actually part of the human DNA), but the explicit meanings at times feel so loose and dumbed-down and the character development so hasty that they hurt the film’s added value. The intentionally cheap look is fitting, what is more arguable is the adequacy of the music, and personally I was bothered by some editing montages and the dumb behaviour of the characters. An interesting take on the material that actually deserved a more thoughtful and psychological layering. 65% (27.03.2020)

And then that the animal rights people have the welfare of the entire planet at heart... Honestly, I wasn't too keen on the initially trashy style, and for a long time I was convinced that I was watching Danny Boyle's weakest film. But the plot flip in the middle and my reminiscences on The Mist (is the biggest danger lurking outside or inside?) fixed that a bit, and Cillian Murphy is actually a pretty cool bad-ass here. I guess this is how I'd imagine a film made by some hardcore 80s horror fan who has a healthy obsession with zombie themes and no wider ambitions. I can't quite identify with Boyle's intent, so I'm left with pure average (which is pretty low for Boyle). (29.05.2018)