This brand new thriller has been hailed as the « best film of the year » and it has now dropped on streaming platofrm Amazon Prime. The popular zombie film has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
28 Years Later, the sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later was released in cinemas earlier this year. Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later. The film stars Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Edvin Ryding and Erin Kellyman among others.
28 Years Later synopsis reads: « It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway.
« When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well. »
With a high rating of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, one reviewer described 28 Years Later as « one of the best movies of the year ».
The Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus said: « 28 Years Later taps into contemporary anxieties with the ferocious urgency of someone infected with Rage Virus, delivering a haunting and visceral thrill ride that defies expectations. »
One reviewer said: « 28 Years Later is twice the film that 28 Days Later is – it’s arguably one of Boyle’s best films. The director has outdone himself by raising his beloved universe to another level that I did not think was achievable. »
« 28 Years Later is an exhilarating, deeply emotional resurgence of the 28 Days Later universe—proof that time can deepen rather than dilute a story. From start to finish, it nails the tone and tension that made the original so gripping, while charting a bold new course, » added another.
David Rooney of the Hollywood Reporter said: « 28 Years Later subverts expectations in many ways… Boyle and Garland still have plenty of fresh inspiration for pulse-pounding terror. »
28 Years Later is available to purchase for viewing on Amazon Prime right now.
