28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Film Review

Sequels are all the range in Hollywood these days with Hollywood bust churning out sequel after sequel. Yet what alot of those sequels have in common is the fact that we the audience know about them before hand the same thing cannot be said for this film as this film was filmed in secret along with 28 Years Later and well as I reviewed that film when it first came out it makes sense that I now review this one and so then join me as I review the film that has a group of characters all with the same name with the film in question being called simply just "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" enjoy.

The plot of this film is when he falls in with a gang of people all called Jimmy Spike has to find away to get himself out of trouble before it's far to late. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good with this films plot not only picking up where the previous film left of but doing so in a way that feels natural and organic with this films plot being one that is something that could apply to real life as well as little kids do find themselves joining gangs and so find themselves in similar situations that Spike in this film finds himself in as well and yet it's not that plot of the film that's the most interesting rather it's the plot with Dr Ian Kelson that's the more interesting plot as he forms somewhat of a friendship with a member of the infected and has to do whatever it takes to keep his friend safe which is a far more interesting as it does show that both infected and uninfected alike can co-exist with Spikes plot being the more duller of the two plots as you know right away where this plot is going and yeah it goes to those exact same places in that exact same order which is something that does make that plot feel more predictable where as the the plot with Dr. Ian Kelson isn't that predictable as his story is one that hasn't been done before now with the overall plot of the film being more weaker when compared to the plot of the previous film with the plot of this film also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. 

Starring in this film is Ralph Fiennes as Dr Ian Kelson , Alfie Williams as Spike and Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink / Kelli. Also starring in this film is Chi Lewis-Parry as Samson , Emma Laird as Jimmima , Sam Locke as Jimmy Fox , Robert Rhodes as Jimmy Jimmy , Ghazi Al Ruffai as Jimmy Snake , Maura Bird as Jimmy Jones , Connor Newall as Jimmy Sh*te , Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Tom , Mirren Mack as Cathy , David Sterne as George and Sinners star Jack O'Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. With all of this films actors turning in some really good performances something which does make alot of sense as alot of this films actors are not only a bunch of really good actors in their own right but are also reprising their roles from the previous film which does mean that they would have a much more better grip on their characters and would know how best to perform there respective characters with the same thing even being true for Jack O'Connell who only appeared in what is basically a cameo role in the previous film here feels like that he's been playing the character for a long time as he just slips into character perfectly with him even being the films best actor as while alot of the other actors in this film had that previous film to start to get a handle on just who there characters are he really only had this film and yet he turns in such a good performance in this film with his character being one that was really well cast something which could also be said for all of this films characters but with Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal it's even more true as Jack is given permission to go as over the top with the character as he deems fit something which he does take great pride in doing in this film with the acting that's in this film really being helped by the fact that the script for this film is just so goo that all this films actors have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very film.

Like with the previous film this films characters aren't that well done and while the previous film had the excuse of it was setting up things for this film this film really doesn't have that going for it. With this films characters being at best dull characters that don't have alot going for them and at worst just straight up forgettable which is sadly the case for lot of Jimmy's gang as alot of them don't have anything about them that makes them standout and sadly the only decently down characters are the characters that are returning from the previous film and even then you could argue that those characters are only good because of the fact that that film did alot of the heavy lifting for them as this film really doesn't do anything for it's characters as it doesn't expand upon what was set up in the previous film and instead just makes them feel like an afterthought with the only somewhat interesting character Jimmy Crystal and that's really it and even then that's more due to the fact that he's insane and therefor you have no idea of what it is that he's going to do next which is something that does feel true to his character with even Ian feeling a bit of a let down character wise as he was set up really well in the previous film as being someone who many believed to have gone insane something which he did somewhat live up to in that film and yet in this film we don't get to see that aspect of his character heck we don't even get to see him act like an actual doctor in this film with him instead spending alot of time with Samson and that's really it when the makers of this film could have done so much more with this character as they could have had him act as the moral compass for the film something which would put him in direct contention with Jimmy and would naturally make the two of them enemies and yet none of that happens in this film.

In what could be seen as being an odd move this film was actually filmed pretty much back to back with the previous film. With it not really being known that this film was even a thing until AFTER filming had ended with this film doing what they did in Avengers: Endgame where they had characters that played a bigger role in Avengers: Infinity War not get as much if any screen time in Endgame and it's same thing here as characters that got alot of screen time in the previous film like Spikes dad for example get very little to know screen time in this film with this being something that does work well enough to this films advantage as it does make the story of both of these films feel alot more bigger a even tho this kind of approach is usually done for a practical reason when it's done right it does also allow for the story to feel alot more bigger and for the world of the film to feel alot more bigger as here even tho we don't get to see the characters that we saw in the previous film we do still get a continuation of there journey and of there struggles and yet if this film was done in the more traditional sense then that might be something that could have been lost as then you'd have to contend with actors growing older which is something that is fine for alot of the more adult characters but for characters like Spike it wouldn't have worked as his story works best because of the fact that he is a kid who is just struggling to find himself in the world and that kind of story would only have worked if this film was done in the way that it was done and the fact that they managed to keep the whole film a secret is wonder to behold in it's own right.

Without giving away a single thing about what happens at the end of this film there is something that happens right at the very end of the film that does confirm that people that fans thought might get together did infact get together. This was something that was a bit of a shock as while it was all but confirmed that this person would be returning in this film it was never said how and the fact that he was kept out of all of the marketing for the film was a great thing as it does make his inclusion in the film to be all the more surprising but given the fact that right now he is only in talks to appear in the third film whenever that film gets made then there is a chance that this films ending might get dropped which is a shame as the idea of this character having a kid is a good idea and it's one that could only work if he appears in the third film as realistically you wouldn't have the kid go out on there own without the father being there as you'd have to set up why they left there home in the first place but given that this franchise is usually really good with it's endings and actually following through on them this does seem like something that well get followed up in the third and final film of this mini trilogy but given that this film isn't doing the numbers that the studio want even when compared to the previous film with this being more due to the fact that this film came out less then a year after the previous film did and had little to know build up to it's release it does seem fairly unlikely that we'll be getting that third film but given that they are still talking about making it happen is a positive sign and hopefully that third film will be made as the story being told across these films with Spike is one that is genuinely quite interesting to watch. 

As you all no doubt know Jimmy and his gang called The Fingers are all styled after offender Sir Jimmy Savile. I wont say what he got in trouble for as it's far to disgusting even for me to say but nonetheless making someone dressed like him be the main villain of the film is something that does make alot of sense as the audience is going to be taking one look at how this character is dressed and if your in England your going to be booing him anyway and to the films credit Jimmy Crystal does come across as being a good villain as he's one that does his charm to make you want to join his gang and that makes you want to appease him by killing whomever he tells you to and while he has no end goal in mind which is something that would be seen as being a bit of bad thing here it is something that does work as this character is meant to be insane and so of course he's going to believe that what he's doing is right and that he's in the right all of the time and that does mean that he won't have an end goal in mind and while having characters that are insane and have an end goal could work heck just look at characters like The Joker and Freddy Krueger as prime examples of that it's not really something that's needed especially when the character much like the person he's based off of is charming and those types of characters don't usually need an end goal to make you hate them as they do that just by making you want to do all of these things in the first place and while yes it would have helped if Jimmy did have an end goal like maybe he wants more members to join his gang and the only way that he can think of to do that is to kill people yeah that's a bad plan but it's at the very least something but this character works just as well without having an end goal in mind.

Now then this film has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and forty three minuets and fifty nine seconds. Which is a bit of long time for a zombie themed horror film to last but given that this film focuses more on the humans then it does zombies it does somewhat make sense for the film to be this long with the film having more then enough plot there to cover that amount of running time in the first place yet this film really doesn't use it's running time all that wisely as the film doesn't take the time that it has to fully develop it's plot with the film instead beg more focused on giving us pointless scenes with Ian and Samson which fair enough is great for there little plot in the film but it adds nothing to the overall plot of the film as that is sadly Spike's plot and that is something that could have used alot more screen time to get the development that it really did need and while it could be argued that alot of the characters got there character development in the previous film which would be a fair enough case to make it still would have been nice if we got to see alot of the characters that got alot more screen time in this film get there character development and yet even tho Ian and Jimmy have a fantastic scene together near the end of the film it's not something that reveals more about who Jimmy is as a character when is something that should have been the case due to the fact that he's the films main villain and yet we know just as much about him at the end of the film then we did coming into the film when if the film took the time to delve more into him as a character it would have made him be even more unlikable then what he already is but I really will admit that this film really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is a horror film that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt tat the actual kills that are actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty really good. While this film doesn't really focus all that much on the horror aspect of the film as it does come across more as being a psychological thriller then it does a straight up zombie film its when the film does focus on being a zombie film that we get to see some really good moments in the film case in point the films best kill which happens right at the start of the film where we see a rage filled Samson rip off another dudes head and pulls out his spleen which was something he did all the time in the previous film an it's something that's still effective in this film and while the film doesn't focus that much on the zombies the humans themselves actually get alot of really good kills themselves with all of this films kills being as gory as you'd want them to be which is something that does make those kills look really good but in saying this tho the humans kills just aren't that good as there's only so much that they can do with the human characters and sadly that does mean that we can't that many good or even creative kills from them and yet with Samson due to the fact that he's a zombie it does mean that we get alot more creative kills from him which is something that he does take somewhat full advantage of in this film as even tho he only gets one kill in the film it is still a really good kill that does show you that the makers of this film knew how to come up with alot of really creative kills in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. 

Overall while this film does have the potential too be a really good film it's bogged down by the fact that the main plot just isn't that interesting and the fact that this zombie movie doesn't actually focus on the zombies something which the previous film did do really well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all o the good and a well as all of the bad things that are in this very film in this very review and as sch that really does mean that tis very film really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from Tenor , IMP Awards . Com and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get images from this film being Google Images simply because Google Images actually has images from this film really are up and on Google Images and plus pretty much much all of the images that I personally found on Google Images were all really very fairly high quality and as well as being as really very fairly high definition as well and so then horror fans we end this review as we always do with really our one and true goddess Elvira wishing us all some really very unpleasant dreams.