28 Years Later
28 Years Later
A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a small island. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors.
RipLinesMan reviewedApril 29, 2025
Event Horizon (1997) may have carved its legacy with cosmic horror and madness aboard a haunted spaceship, but 28 Years Later proves that terror can evolve just as savagely on Earth. Danny Boyle returns to the virus-ravaged world he helped define, and the result is a masterclass in tension, world-building, and dread that eclipses its predecessors.
Jodie Comer leads with steely brilliance as Isla, anchoring a cast that includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s driven Jamie and Jack O’Connell as the tormented Jimmy Crystal. But it’s the young Alfie Williams as Spike who unexpectedly steals scenes with raw vulnerability. Ralph Fiennes brings gravitas as Dr. Kelson, and Erin Kellyman’s mysterious Jimmy Ink adds fire and unpredictability.
Where Event Horizon dives inward—into the psyche and the soul—28 Years Later expands outward, exploring a world scarred by the rage virus, now mutated in ways both terrifying and tragic. The mainland holds more than infected threats; it’s a broken mirror of humanity, reflecting what survives after decades of ruin. With a haunting score, unflinching violence, and existential questions layered beneath the bloodshed, this film is both a brutal survival story and an emotional epic.