28 Days Later (Full Screen Special Edition) (2003)

New York Times
"When 28 DAYS LATER is not scaring you silly, it invites you to reflect seriously on the fragility of modern civilization....Mr. Boyle has hardly lost his sly, provocative perversity or his ear for the rhythms of unchecked violence..." 06/27/2003 p.E1

Los Angeles Times
"...Wonderfully, horribly scary....Boyle knows that the world is an unbelievably terrifying place....He never takes us fully out of our reality -- he just throws open the door and watches us scramble..." 06/27/2003 p.C1

Entertainment Weekly
"...28 DAYS LATER is a swankily austere piece of jeepers creepers sci-fi....[A] stark and stylish apocalyptic horror film..." 06/27/2003 p.116

Rolling Stone
"...Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland plumb the violence of the mind with slashing wit and shocking gravity. Happy nightmares..." 07/24/2003 p.95

Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...28 DAYS LATER is a provocative, scary thriller with timely overtones..." 07/01/2003 p.115

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Superior science fiction..." 10/17/2003 p.13

Wall Street Journal
"It simply scares us out of our wits, then gets us to apply those wits to an uncommonly intelligent and suspenseful zombie flick." 10/02/2009

BBCi Films 7 of 10
The script, from The Beach novelist Alex Garland, is far from special, throwing a ragtag bunch of survivors on a road trip to reach safety at Christopher Eccleston's military base. The dialogue's clunky, the scenario's derivative. But, despite Boyle's decision to shoot on digital video (an ugly medium), the zippy, brutal action sequences are gripping, the violence sometimes shocking. - Nev Pierce
 
Toronto Sun 7 of 10
28 Days Later is brisk, smart and often truly frightening. The film was shot in digital video -- which gives an appropriate edge and seamy look -- and a certain urgency colours everything in the movie. An unusual and intelligent story is the real draw here, but the performances are likewise better than the norm. - Liz Braun