‘28 Years Later' Review: Danny Boyle's Bloody Zombie Bore
In the follow-up to '28 Days Later' (2002) and '28 Weeks Later' (2007), at least one small island off the coast of the U.K. mainland is, for now, safe. The resourceful, macho Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his slightly timid 12-year-old son, Spike (Alfie Williams), are among the uninfected villagers who live in a merry commune so tradition-minded that a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is given a place of honor. These jubilantly rural folk have turned back to pre-modern ways: Their culture venerates bow-hunting, and kids have not heard of cellphones. Perhaps never before has the link between electronic pocket devices and zombification been quite so starkly defined.
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