28 Years Later - Reviews

...a strange, beguiling combination of tripwire-tight suspense and episodic wandering.

...expands on the legacy of one of this century’s seminal horror movies in unexpectedly beautiful ways.

The film’s conception of the future, perceptively, looks back to humankind’s primeval past.

Boyle has plenty of new tricks up his sleeves for how to shoot 28 Years Later in a way that evokes the spirit of the original without copying it...

With an elegiac soundtrack courtesy of Young Fathers, it’s at turns funny, horrifying and even profound.

A more reflective, human story that puts the franchise back on track.

...refreshingly doesn’t operate by the logic of franchise building. It’s a gnarly piece of gruesome art. 

…refreshes the genre with a brilliant work of art...

A scary, gruesome, and surprisingly emotional horror saga.

...get ready for an emotionally intense experience, punctuated by bursts of violence and terror, that recaptures the dark glory of 28 Days Later.

...sprinting zombies take evolutionary leap forward in badass threequel.

...a captivating return to form that casts away cheap nostalgia and doubles down on the powerful nature the first movie was known for.

Danny Boyle’s stylistic viral horror franchise has mutated in creative, daring new ways.

...it’s pure 28 — the sequel the original deserves, culminating in a bonkers final minute set to be the most divisive ending of 2025; the most un-obvious choice in a film full of them. We’re blessed to receive it.

This feels like a director in his comfort zone and having the time of his life.