28 Weeks Later

Now that the infected have died from starvation, the army has cleaned up and cordoned off part of London which they are letting people live in. Don, who abandoned his wife to the zombies when they attacked, has been waiting for his children to come back as they were away when the outbreak hit.

The kids sneak out of the containment zone to go to their old home and get a photo of their mom so they won't forget her. In the process they discover that their mother has somehow survived and is hiding in the attic. The military decides to bring everyone back inside the safe zone in order to discover how she survived the zombie attack, believing there is something in her blood that may be useful in developing a vaccine.

After enjoying 28 Days Later, I figured this would be the next movie I watched, but it did not live up to the first one. After the virus is unleashed again, the events that transpire are predictable. There is some tension when the infected attack, but it is very easy to see where the movie is headed and who is going to be the next victim. The main zombie was freaking me out, but the tension can't build when you know what is going to happen next.

Also there were some really stupid actions on the part of the characters and some things that are bugging me.

1. The kids decide to go into the zombie containment zone. Yes, I know it's supposed to be free from the virus, but seriously? You don't know what is out there and more importantly, it's outside the safe zone.
2. The kids are easily able to sneak past the guards, which doesn't make it all that safe. Plus the sniper on top of the building notifies security that two kids have sneaked outside, but the military takes it's sweet time tracking them down. Wouldn't that be a priority?
3. They leave the mother unattended once they bring her back to the lab. Even though she survived, she could have a mutated form of the virus or be a carrier, so wouldn't you want to make sure no one wandered in there?
4. If my husband had left me to be eaten by zombies, I would not want to talk to him ever again, let alone kiss him.
5. When they discover that an infected is in the building, they herd all civilians into a parking garage, which means if one gets infected, they'll all get infected and the virus will be harder to contain.
6. When Andy and his sister fall down the escalator in the dark, how did he end up in a different area of the subway?

Too many other questions, but I'll stop there. That being said, this was more of a true horror movie than the first one. Also it was scarier, but the first was a much better film.