28 Days Later ★★½ 2002 (R) Jim (Murphy) wakes up in a London hospital after an accident and finds the building deserted. London seems deserted as well—until he nearly becomes a victim of blood-drinking zombies. Rescued by Selena (Harris) and Mark (Huntley), Jim learns that animal rights activists released lab chimps who carried a blood-transmitted plague that decimated the population within 28 days. The few uninfected survivors have banded together and decide to head to Manchester, where a military installation is said to be a safe haven. Ick and gore galore. 108m/C VHS, DVD. GB US Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Noah Huntley;
Director:
Danny Boyle;
Writer:
Alex Garland;
Writer:
Anthony Dod Mantle;
Cameo:
John Murphy.
