Bethany's education in the classics continues with this Danny Boyle feature. Zombies have never been my monster-of-choice but this film really isn't about zombies.Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma to find that London has been overrun by a virus that turns people into rage-filled maniacs. He bands with a small group of uninfected: Selena (Naomie Harris), the warrior, Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and his daughter, Hannah (Megan Burns). They try to leave the city towards the promised safety of a military outpost near Manchester with unpredictable results.
There are some pretty obvious parallels to The Walking Dead but fun fact, this movie actually pre-dates the comic book by like a year (and doesn't preclude coincidences). Also, there is a severe tonal shift from the first half to the second which, to my mind, elevates the film out of just "zombie" thriller to something more like real horror. This remains one of my favorite examples of the genre.
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