š¬ 28 Years Later (2025) ā REVIEW
I was hoping for more, honestly. I didnāt love 28 Days Later when I watched it recently, so I figured 28 Years Later would either change my mind or at least raise the stakes. But the trilogy format seems to be hurting more than helping. We get no real logic, no explanations, and nothing particularly satisfying.
As with 28 Days Later, I liked the visual style a lot, itās visually striking while the plot is unoriginal and unserious, almost. The whole thing comes off as shallow, and the ending really proved that.
Also, itās not that scary. The trailer had me hyped, especially that viral āboots boots bootsā audio, but the tension never lasted. Every scare was over before it started. The first part was promising, but once the mother became central to the story, things just stalled. I really wanted more from her, we get that amazing scene in the church where she kills a zombie with her bare hands but thenā¦ nothing. As soon as she finds out about her illness, sheās just out. No real moment with her son, no thoughts about her husband back on the island, just gone. And worse, she couldāve told her son the truth herself or had someone on the island tell him but instead put everyone in danger just to let someone else do it?? Make it make sense.
Now, the zombie lore, Iām intrigued. The idea of new types (alpha, crawling, even pregnant??) is weird but cool. It feels like the infected are becoming more and more human again, which is confusing given the whole āpure rage, no thoughtsā idea, but Iām curious to see where it goes. Hopefully, weāll get real answers by the third one.
Iāll give credit where itās due: the visuals and the soundtrack are amazing. Really beautiful stuff. Itās just too bad the plot doesnāt live up to it.
So yeahā¦ a bit of a letdown. But then again, 28 Days Later wasnāt that great either. Maybe the full trilogy will make it worth it. Weāll see.
