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Alex Bentley @ CultureMap Dallas
- Excerpt: Like the first 28 Years Later, the story is somewhat of a slow burn. The film doesn’t have many plot developments over its 109 minutes, and so DaCosta must get by on mood rather than action for the most part.
- Excerpt: This film, also penned by Alex Garland, deals with humanity’s tendency to go feral once the strictures of civilization have dissolved, and religion is whatever you need it to be. It’s familiar territory, but this version juxtaposes the nihilistic lawlessness of Lord of the Flies with the enlightened self-interest of kindness.
- Excerpt: Now THIS is how you create a trilogy. Ralph Fiennes goes to places one might never have imagined this actor could go…The film’s climax is absolutely breathtaking, a crescendo of character arcs all meeting within the Bone Temple.
- Excerpt: As the middle film in a trilogy, this picture builds on its predecessor while making it better. This movie promises an exciting third chapter that will further connect all the stories for a potentially epic conclusion.
- Excerpt: When the story focuses on Ralph Fiennes’ oddball doctor, you can’t look away. When it defaults to Jack O’Connell’s sadistic gang leader, you may well have to.
- Excerpt: The best movie in the series is more focused on atmosphere and character without losing the thrills that you anticipate from a zombie movie.
- Excerpt: The 5th Annual JanuScary Special continues with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple! Surprisingly, it’s better than the previous film.
- Excerpt: Nia DaCosta proves a steady hand in continuing the 28 Years Later story, this time framing it as an ideological battle between two opposing forces: Ralph Fiennes’ atheist humanist Dr. Kelso and Jack O’Connell’s sadistic satanist Jimmy. The result is weird, singular, and enthusiastically carries the story forward.
- Excerpt: If its predecessor was a surprisingly emotional reflection on morality, love, and the contrast between human hatred and superhuman rage, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” feels like an eccentric continuation of those ideas.
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
Sarah Gopaul @ Imagery at the Movies
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
Kat Hughes @ THN
Kristian Lin @ Fort Worth Weekly
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
Eddie Pasa @ DC Filmdom
Marcio Sallem @ Cinema com Critica [Portuguese]
Jeff Schaefer @ The Marquee Topic
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
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