Movie | 28 Weeks Later | Pass

This flawed 2007 sequel was entertaining. I love the way it was shot, though it didn't quite have that overall Danny Boyle signature. From what I've read, he had a lot to do with the movie, but it didn't meet the high expectations of the original.
They got another superb cast for this film, including the great Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Rose Byrne and Idris Elba. Harold Perrineau and Jeremy Renner are also in this. They also appeared together in the interesting but cancelled cop dramedy The Unusuals.

One of the things I really missed is the ethereal looks of the star of the original, Cillian Murphy. He was so thin and skeletal that he was almost as scary as the zombies and I really found that fascinating.

The filming, direction and cinematography were 90% as good as the first and that's no slight, whatsoever. The frenzied film style is continued here, to equally great effect.

And of course, they recycled the marvelous music by John Murphy (and others). It's perfect for a quite different soundtrack to a quite different movie.

So, what are the flaws? Unfortunately, there are logic holes in the plot, including what weapons the military responds with, how people and zombies can get in and out of locked research facilities, and the overall lack of logic regarding who decided to bring civilians (including women and children) into a recently infected zone...who decided that?!? Whoever it was should be thrown to the zombies. There are more flaws, but you get the point. No need to nitpick, because the movie is still very good and worth seeing.

Brains....