I just saw this on DVD yesterday. I must say I'm very disappointed, seeing as I thought 28 Days Later... was very, very good.
First off, it has none of the human interest or heart of the first film, which is one of the things that set it apart from standard zombie movies, the fact that character development was front and centre.
Secondly, Robert Carlyle, who is Britain's answer to Robert De Niro, is completely wasted in this. You don't take someone of his talent and give him that little to do.
Thirdly, that famous music cue from 28 Days Later... thats now cropping up in trailers is over-used. They call that kind of music a "musical comfort zone", ie. a piece of music thats tempting to use alot, but which results in the impact of the music being diminished and a general feeling of lazy direction (eg. overuse of the Bond theme in Bond movies).
Generally very disappointing. Any thoughts?
First off, it has none of the human interest or heart of the first film, which is one of the things that set it apart from standard zombie movies, the fact that character development was front and centre.
Secondly, Robert Carlyle, who is Britain's answer to Robert De Niro, is completely wasted in this. You don't take someone of his talent and give him that little to do.
Thirdly, that famous music cue from 28 Days Later... thats now cropping up in trailers is over-used. They call that kind of music a "musical comfort zone", ie. a piece of music thats tempting to use alot, but which results in the impact of the music being diminished and a general feeling of lazy direction (eg. overuse of the Bond theme in Bond movies).
Generally very disappointing. Any thoughts?