Ralph Fiennes in the new 28 Years Later movie The Bone Temple

Less than a year after the horror reboot 28 Years Later hit cinemas, the sequel is now in UK cinemas.

The second instalment in what filmmaker Danny Boyle has said he intends to be a new big-screen trilogy is subtitled The Bone Temple, with Nia DaCosta taking over on directing duties this time around.

Critics have already been weighing in on the new movie, with almost all agreeing that this latest addition to the dystopian series is darker, gorier and more unsettling than its predecessor.

Here’s a selection of the reviews for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple...

The Guardian (4/5)

“It’s very rare for a fourquel to be the best film in a franchise, but that’s how things stand with the chequered 28 Days Later series [...] This is an exciting, forthright, energised – though very gruesome – film in which there is real human jeopardy and conflict.”

The Independent (4/5)

“[Danny Boyle] has passed over the reins to Nia DaCosta for [this] sequel. And that new voice, that fresh perspective, has helped push The Bone Temple further than its predecessor ever dared to go.”

Jack O'Connell's character and his troupe of "Jimmies" take a more central role this time around

Empire (4/5)

“With the best film since the original, DaCosta has laid down a challenge to the series’ godfather: Top that. Dare you.

“Simpler, but also bolder and bloodier, than its predecessor, The Bone Temple is a more-than-worthy sequel.”

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