Gore with flaws

In the 23 years since Cillian Murphy's revived coma patient wandered through an eerily deserted London in 28 Days Later, zombified predators have infected popular culture to the point of weary saturation.

- with DAMON SMITH

Director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland reunite for a sporadically grisly third chapter of the horror franchise, which arrives late to the gore-laden party and struggles to justify its belated RSVP.