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  Some movies are easy to criticize because something clearly doesn't work. 28 Years Later is more difficult. It isn't a bad movie. In fact, it starts incredibly well, has some fascinating ideas, and creates a world that immediately makes you curious. And yet, when the credits rolled, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing. A Great Start The movie wastes no time. Its opening is shocking and immediately creates the feeling that you are watching something dangerous.  The movie understands something important about horror: sometimes the best way to create fear is to make safety feel temporary. For Spike ( Alfie Williams ), safety exists on the island. It is protected, isolated, and predictable. But eventually, he has to leave it. That's more than a survival decision - it's growing up. You Can't Protect a Child Forever One of the most interesting conflicts in the movie is between Spike's parents and their different ideas of what it means to...