an Infirmary Patient Awakens From A Coma To An Empty Room?in A Vacant Hospital?in A Deserted City. A Powerful Virus, Which Locks Victims Into A Permanent State Of Murderous Rage, Has Transformed The World Around Him Into A Seemingly Desolate Wasteland. Now A Handful Of Survivors Must Fight To Stay Alive, Unaware That The Worst Is Yet To Come?

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