Review - 28 Weeks Later

"28 Weeks Later" is the sequel to the surprise science-fiction hit "28 Days Later". In the beginning, we see a small house in England. Six people are holed up, trapped by the infected people running the streets. A small boy manages to find them...only to lead the infected to them. One lone man manages to escape. We fast-forward seven months, and people are being allowed back into London, which has now been declared free of infection. The US Army has been cleaning up, and believes that the Rage virus has been eliminated. Unfortunately...they're dead wrong.

This movie can easily be categorized in the same genre as "Outbreak". A fictional movie, certainly. However...both are easily possible, and even plausible. Watching the movie gives you a certain feeling of dread, considering how such a disease may already exist...or someday could. The cast is decent, and the ending leaves a potential third movie wide open.

All in all, a movie as good as the original (a rare thing indeed). A definite one to watch...if you can handle it.

Review - Knowing

"Knowing" is a science-fiction movie with an unusual twist. Nicolas Cage plays a tormented MIT astrophysics professor who lost his wife in a tragic hotel fire. He muddles through his existance (mostly with the assistance of alcohol). But his life changes drastically when his son receives an unusual note from a school time capsule. Fifty years ago, a young woman frantically scribbled numbers onto a piece of paper. In doing so, she chronicled every major disaster for the next fifty years...perfectly. Now, he must discover what the last three predictions are...before it is too late.

This was a good movie that could have been a great movie. Unfortunately, a bizarre plot twist takes what could have been great...and diminishes it. The characters in the movie are decent enough, but it's actually difficult to feel any true sympathy for them.

Good, but not great. Worth a rent, but not much past that.