She seems to forgive him, and so Don kisses his betrayed wife and thanks her. Despite her condition, we learn that she is infected yet shows no symptoms, giving hope that somewhere in her genetics is a way toward a vaccine. Only when confronted with the guilt of his actions and faced with having to explain his lies does Don ask for forgiveness from the wife he once vowed to protect, who now lies mentally broken and physically restrained to a bed due to her exposure to the virus. Soon, however, the lie is discovered when their mother is discovered hiding in their old home, alive.

Reluctantly coming to terms with this story, the reunited family slowly settles into their new lives.

Now reunited with their father, he brags about his new position as head custodian of their apartment building before telling them a tearful lie about how he watched helplessly as their mother was killed. We are introduced to, Andy and Tammy, who have been living the past several weeks in a refugee camp. Though he escapes, he must now live with the guilt of having sacrificed the lives of those he should have protected in order to save himself.įast forward, and a now virus-free Britain is slowly being rebuilt by a U.S.-led NATO force. Cornered in the room, Alice attempts to help the small boy, but Don experiences a moment of cowardice and deliberately leaves behind his helpless wife and the boy who sought safety in their company just as soon as the infected break through the door. Alice and the boy seek an escape upstairs, with Don following after them. His parents have been infected and, along with several others, they manage to break into the house before too long. Soon, however, another refugee arrives, a small boy pounding on their door for help. They’ve managed to survive thus far, but they worry about their children, Andy and Tammy, who were away on a school trip to Spain just before the outbreak. The film starts off in the midst of the initial outbreak, with parents Don and Alice Harris holding up with two fellow refugees and an elderly couple in a small cottage.

(Due to the essay-like nature of this review, please know that SPOILERS are necessary for my examination, and, thus, do lie ahead!) But while 28 Days Later told the story of a group of individuals coming together to form what could effectively be called a family, 28 Weeks Later intriguingly stands as a counterpoint to that narrative, weaving into its plot a story about a family torn apart by deceit and violence, and the two children who find themselves caught up in a system that, though well intentioned, may not be able to save them from a horrible fate. New director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo remains faithful to the tone of the first film yet focuses on entirely new characters and new ideas in a story that nonetheless continues where the last film left off. Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Produced by: Enrique López-Lavigne, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Bernard Bellew (co-producer) Danny Boyle, Alex Garland (executive producers) Written by: Rowan Joffe, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Enrique López Lavigne, Jesús Olmo Cinematography by: Enrique Chediak Music by: John Murphy Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Idris Elba Year: 2007Ģ8 Weeks Later lacks the originality, rawness, and, frankly, the mystique of Danny Boyle’s first film, but it’s a sequel that figures out a perfect way to have the rage virus return and deliver even more terrifying thrills.

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