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 The director/producer team that created 'Trainspotting' turn their dynamic cinematic imaginations to the classic science fiction scenario of the last people on Earth. Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma to find London deserted--until he runs into a mob of crazed plague victims. He gradually finds other still-human survivors (including Naomie Harris), with whom he heads off across the abandoned countryside to find the source of a radio broadcast that promises salvation. '28 Days Later' is basically an updated version of 'The Omega Man' and other post-apocalyptic visions; but while the movie may lack originality, it makes up for it in vivid details and creepy paranoid atmosphere. '28 Days Later''s portrait of how people behave in extreme circumstances--written by novelist Alex Garland ('The Beach')--will haunt you afterward. Also featuring Brendan Gleeson ('The General', 'Gangs of New York') and Christopher Eccleston ('Shallow Grave', 'The Others'). '--Bret Fetzer'
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