Latest 28 Years Later Gets Franchise Best RT Score & Reviews

Early reactions to “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” are very positive. Before its release in the U.S., the film has received the best critical score of any movie in the “28 Days Later” series on Rotten Tomatoes.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’s reviews are in

Directed by Nia DaCosta and featuring Ralph Fiennes, The Bone Temple is the next chapter in the story that began with 28 Days Later. It was filmed alongside 28 Years Later and is the fourth film in the series.

Reviewers generally applauded DaCosta’s directing and the film’s overall quality. Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post highlighted her talent for creating fear, praising her visually striking and unflinching direction that consistently evokes strong reactions. Peter Debruge of Variety noted the film is a smart and innovative zombie movie that will appeal to fans of the genre.

In The Times, Kevin Maher commended Ralph Fiennes’s dedication, stating his performance was so captivating it resembled a thrilling, energetic one-person stage show. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter specifically praised the film’s music, calling Hildur Gudnadottir’s horror score particularly powerful.

The film didn’t receive universal praise. Jonathan Sim from ComingSoon.net found it odd, unsettling, and sometimes irritating, noting that while it aimed high, it lacked a consistent tone.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’s Rotten Tomatoes score tops all past films in franchise

The newest film in the ’28 Days Later’ series, ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ is now the highest-rated installment by critics, earning a 93% score on the Tomatometer. The original ’28 Days Later’ still scores a strong 87%, followed by ’28 Weeks Later’ at 73%, and the 2025 release ’28 Years Later’ with 89%. Audience ratings will be available after the film’s wide release in the U.S. on January 16th.

Work on a follow-up to The Bone Temple is already underway, meaning the series isn’t losing popularity anytime soon.

Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on ComingSoon.

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2026-01-14 08:57