Twenty-eight years after 28 Days Later and nearly two decades since 28 Weeks Later, Danny Boyle returns behind the camera with Alex Garland writing once more, reuniting much of the original team (including cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle).
Set in a post-apocalyptic Britain still isolated by the Rage virus, the film centers on a small island community and the journeys one family must undertake to survive.
Given the legacy of the franchise, expectations were high for a return that would both honor the original’s raw tension and expand its mythos. The result is a bold, uneven film that evokes strong reactions.
28 Years Later is not a perfect revival. It’s messy, audacious, and sometimes uneven. But it’s rarely dull. For fans of the 28 franchise, it offers both familiar horror DNA and surprising departures. It’s a film that dares to be more than just gore and scares, it wants to meditate, mourn, and push forward its mythology.
Here are some memorable lines / quotes from 28 Years Later (2025)
Dr. Kelson: “And it’s true. There are many kinds of death. Some are better than others. The best are peaceful where we leave each other in love.”
Dr. Kelson: “Memento amorous. Remember you must love.”
Jamie (to Spike): “The more you kill, the easier it gets. Don’t feel bad about it. The infection takes away their minds — it’s got no mind, it’s got no soul.”
Dr. Kelson: “There were so many dead. Infected and non-infected alike.”
Dr. Kelson: “Every skull is a set of thoughts. These sockets saw and these jaws spoke and swallowed. This is a monument to them. A temple.”
Dr. Kelson: “Do you know the words Memento Mori? It means Remember Death. Remember you must die.”
