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28 Days Later

2002

Danny Boyle

Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Eccleston

6.8

76,224

Horror. Sci-Fi. Thriller After breaking into a primate research facility, a group of animal rights activists discover caged chimps chained up before banks of screens displaying horrifying, violent images. Ignoring the warnings of the terrified researcher who maintains that the chimps are infected, they begin to free the animals and are immediately subjected to a bloody attack from the enraged creatures. Twenty-eight days later, Cycle courier Jim awakes from a ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] begins as a great science fiction film and continues as an intriguing study of human nature (...) For most of the way, it's a great ride (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"When '28 Days Later' is not scaring you silly, it invites you to reflect seriously on the fragility of modern civilization"
		Derek Elley Variety	"The film delivers enough shocks and gore to please undiscriminating auds. But they’re hooked to a screenplay which has no idea how to develop its characters in interesting ways"
		Kim Newman Empire	"The best purely British horror/science-fiction film in decades. And the first great apocalypse movie of the new millennium (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This is a muscular, virile piece of film-making from Boyle (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Danny Boyle's purposeful direction and Mark Tildesley's imaginative and resourceful production design keep this fresh and edgy"
		Nathan Rabin AV Club	"Garland's tantalizing set-ups tend to unravel in unsatisfying ways."
		Jeremiah Kipp Slant	"Horror fans take note: Danny Boyle’s '28 Days Later' is the real deal (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle	"Viewers not so enamored with horror (...) will find comfort in the film’s dedication to do more than jump-start the heart (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Nev Pierce BBC	"A stylish and occasionally very scary movie (...) The zippy, brutal action sequences are gripping, the violence sometimes shocking (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Alan Jones Radio Times	"Garland's compelling story grips on every level as Boyle's visual concept dovetails perfectly with the atmospheric narrative to produce an engrossing assault on the senses (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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