Continuing where last year's 28 Years Later left off, Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple elevates the gruesome cruelty several notches - and this in the opening few minutes. The little protagonist, Spike (Alfie Williams), is now travelling with the Satanic cult known as the Jimmies. Led by the charismatic Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell, who is on his way to portray as many despicable characters on the big screen as anyone who's ever lived), they roam the wasteland, and murder anyone not sharing their depraved world view.
Meanwhile, Dr Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) befriends an infected alpha known as Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry), and soon begins to turn the monster into his own submissive pet. Could it be that the rage virus indeed has a cure? And if so, how can it be distributed to the world beyond?
The Bone Temple is a worthy sequel - albeit, at times, gory as fuck - and it wisely sets up a potential fifth film. The movie's real heart and soul is Fiennes, whose gentle wisdom and profound goodness guides the story to its satisfactory conclusion. His virtuosity as an actor is so in command of our attention that it's hard to imagine the narrative without him.
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