28 Weeks Later

Set twenty-eight weeks after a rage virus decimates Britain, "28 Weeks Later" charts the harrowing return of survivors to a landscape teeming with latent danger. The optimism of a handful of Americans stepping onto the deserted isles is swiftly quashed as they uncover the enduring presence of the virus, primed to unleash further devastation on the unsuspecting. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's sequel to "28 Days Later" tightens the screws on its audience, ratcheting up the tension with relentless efficiency.