I’ve frequently pondered how George A. Romero, the late director, might have responded to the countless zombie films and lasting TV series that his groundbreaking “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) has inspired since its debut. This pioneering zombie film was as gruesome, unsettling, and terrifying as any horror movie could be. Yet, 1968 is now 57 years past us, and it seems that we’ve all had our fill of the undead, their feasting on the living, and the methods to kill them like shooting or stabbing them in the head. It’s time for a break.
The recently released film titled “28 Years Later” stands out in two distinct ways. Firstly, its trailer has become infamously irritating and over-exposed. Secondly, an unusual approach to combating the undead characters involves employing a bow and arrow as the primary weapon of choice.
The film primarily focuses on two key sections. The initial act revolves around Jamie, a father, venturing out from a secure human settlement and instructing his 11-year-old son Spike on how to kill zombies using a bow and arrow. Although it might seem irrational and dangerous to endanger a child in such a way, this part is prolonged significantly throughout the movie. This segment involves a lot of running, halting, and shooting zombies by aiming at their heads with a bow and arrow, which can become monotonous due to repetitive sequences, making this rather poor film even more tiresome.
In the second part of the story, a heated disagreement between Spike and his father sets the stage. After this confrontation, Spike takes his ailing mother, Isla, into the zombie-infested world of Zombieland. The motivations for their journey remain largely unclear. As the second act concludes, they run into Dr. Kelson, portrayed by the movie’s famous actor, Ralph Fiennes. To shield himself from the undead, Dr. Kelson applies iodine, a quirky detail that made me chuckle – it was as if Fiennes was attempting to mask his involvement in this rather poor and dull film.
It’s puzzling why the Rotten Tomatoes score for this film reaches a whopping 90%, while the audience’s assessment is more realistic at 67%. Personally, I’d rate it a mere 30%, but it might be appreciated by the most dedicated zombie movie enthusiasts.
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2025-06-21 16:49