The 28 days later saga is wild.
Jimmy Saville worshippers, the Tinky Winky dance, satanists kids, zombie wang, flashbacks to the horrors of LNER train journeys, getting stoned and listening to Radiohead, and a dangerously hunky Ralph Fiennes. You just don’t know what to expect in this film.
The Bone Temple leans deeper into the absurdity of an apocalyptic landscape where so few remember the normality of the society that came before. It touches upon the fringes of cults and misrepresentation of religious idols, and gives us more of a glimpse into the nature of this 28year long epidemic.
It goes without saying that Ralph Fiennes as ‘Ian’ is the best thing to happen to this movie. A perfect casting, and a performance with measured eccentricity and therapeutic reflection. He’s a comedic break, the commanding force, hope and solace.
It’s as distinctly stylised as the rest of its series, with a plot that moves in the same sort of way, following groups or characters that pass on to the next as the story moves on. It’s fun, gory, and it’s own kind of experience.
4 / 5