28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review - Ralph Fiennes is phenomenal in best chapter yet of zombie horror
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- The fourth installment of the 28 Days Later series, titled Bone Temple, is considered the best in the franchise, featuring intense performances by Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell under the direction of Nia DaCosta.
- Unlike typical zombie films, Bone Temple minimizes the role of zombies, focusing instead on the conflict between sentient humans, with a notable "alpha zombie" character undergoing transformation.
- The story follows a young boy named Spike who encounters a violent gang led by the psychopathic Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, a character inspired by Jimmy Savile, adding a disturbing human antagonism to the narrative.
- Ralph Fiennes’s character, Dr. Ian Kelson, is portrayed with Christlike gentleness and struggles to understand and
