Corrected entry: The Captain promises his troops women because one soldier was going to shoot himself and overall morale was low. It has only been 28 days. The little girl lasted as long holed up in an small apartment with only her Dad to talk to. This is an operational outpost with defenses against attack, hot showers, ample food and water, electricity, and about 8 other guys to talk to. Just how weak are these soldiers?
Corrected entry: When they got to the shelter, the head soldier told them the virus wiped out Paris and New York. There is no way the virus can travel overseas. If an infected person could get on a plane (unlikely, given the very rapid effect), he/she would attack everyone and the plane would go down.
Correction: The virus in fact did NOT reach Paris and New York. The head soldier was lying in order to gain control of those people. Another soldier explains to Jim later on that there was no way the virus could have travelled off the island.
Corrected entry: The eventual outcome is that the infected are wiped out because they do not eat. This is indicated at the end of the film (56 days later) and a statement by Christopher Eccleston. It makes no sense that the infected are so possessed with rage that they have enough sense to drink and not to eat. Dehydration would wipe them out in a week. Perhaps 7 days later is not a good title?
Correction: Not everyone that was infected got infected on the first day, those that are dying at the end of the film could have been infected recently. And those that were infected 56 days ago were probably long dead.
Corrected entry: Near the end of the film when Jim is running back to save his friends, he seems to run freely past the field full of mines that the army planted. How did he know exactly where they all were without setting off the floodlights or an explosion?
Correction: There is a safe path through the minefield. It is seen when the group first arrive - it is marked by white tape on the ground.
Corrected entry: There is a shot when they are driving the taxi from London to Manchester and it shows them on a 2 lane dual carriageway with wind turbines in the background. This shot is on the A30 near Truro, Cornwall (I drive it every day).
Correction: Locations in films are very frequently used that do not correspond with where they're supposed to be. Unless something actually appears on-screen that would indicate to a viewer with no knowledge of the area that the location in question is not what it claims (say, in this example, a roadsign for Truro), then this cannot be considered a mistake.
Corrected entry: The film was apparently filmed entirely using a DV cam because of its small budget ($8 million).
Correction: This was actually done to provide a more realistic feel, instead of the smoothness of a real movie camera. Whether budget entered into it, I know not, but if you watch the making of the film, this is what they say.
Was also easier to film the deserted London scenes instead of using large camera equipment.
In fact, they used multiple units of the Canon XL1 mini-dv camcorder. At the time, the XL1 was top of the range, but it is now sadly obsolete. You can now pick one up on Ebay for less than £200.00.
Corrected entry: At the mansion, the British Army have laced the surrounding area with land mines. The problem is, the British Army do not use or have access to land mines due to the International Banning of Land Mines. The two significant militaries (that is, militaries that would be able to help the British) that use them are the Chinese and the U.S Army; but there is no mention of either of these forces.
Correction: In the 28 days since the Infection broke out, US or Chinese forces could have lent aid, including land mines, then pulled out once it was obvious that the situation was out of control.
Corrected entry: They leave Hannah and Frank's flat in Canary Wharf, drive through the Blackwall Tunnel going South and get to the north of England without crossing the river again. Manchester is north of the River Thames, as is the flat - they have no need to cross the river and go completely the wrong way yet still get near Manchester. (00:41:15)
Correction: Canary Wharf is an office block, so it is unlikely that Frank and Hannah could live there. Therefore it could be possible that their flat was south of the river.
Whoever wrote this is not in the UK. Canary Wharf is not just an office building. There is lots of living residences on the Isle of Dogs. The main comment is correct, they had no reason to take a tunnel taking them south of the Thames when they were north of the Thames to begin with.
Corrected entry: If someone wakes up from a coma after 28 days, they wouldn't just stand up and walk away. In fact they would have tremendous problems getting up and would probably collapse. (00:06:45)
Correction: This applies to all mistakes regarding Jim's coma. There is no indication at any time that it lasted the entire 28 days. It is conceivable that he went into the coma maybe a week before the story begins, obviously after the epidemic started but before it could cause widespread havoc and evacuation in London, and at the time he went under reports had been coming in but the true nature was not known so life was continuing as normal, or close.
So he had to be informed of the state of the country via exposition dump because...?
Corrected entry: When Jim shoots infected Mailer's chain to free him Mailer stands there a bit just staring at him. Wouldn't a infected who's in blind rage try to attack Jim as soon as he notices him and only stop when he realizes he can't get past the wall? He should at least instantly storm the mansion he was trying to get into for days already. I don't think he didn't attack Jim to be grateful for releasing him.
Correction: There's no proof that the infected don't think. In every scene that they attack, it's a straight run from them to their victim, so they don't have to plan. Indeed, they must maintain some reasoning ability or they would just beat on a locked door and never leave until another victim appeared. Mailer is trying to figure out if he can get Jim.
Corrected entry: Why are all the fruits and vegetables at the supermarket still fresh? you would assume that after 28 days there they'd start to look a little on the rotten side.
Correction: A lot of them are going rotten, they show several rotten fruits and vegetables and only some green apples are still good. Frank says "ah, irradiated" just before he picks up a tray of apples.
Corrected entry: In the scene where Jim and the others stop at a supermarket there is a gross error. The sets feature no electricity, in the city and country, other than generator or battery power. At the supermarket outside of London, whereas the music may be at the market or on the soundtrack, the fluorescent lighting is a rather obvious blunder. (00:48:25)
Correction: Not necessarily. A power plant could run by itself for a week or two unattended (particularly if it is hydroelectric). Many grocery stores have a backup generator as well, which could kick in when the power fails (and be on a timer so it only runs at certain hours, prolonging duration). It is possible (though only just) that the power would still be on there.
Correction: The director admitted to this being a blooper.
Corrected entry: To continue on the same note: the contaminated young little boy in the hamburger cafe screams 'I hate you' 'I hate you' as he attacks the main character. None of the other contaminants in the whole film (as far as I'm aware) speaks. They all growl like a mad dog. (00:51:55)
Correction: On the commentary track, the director says that the soundtrack contains voices for all the infected - it is indecipherable most of the time but it helps give the impression of rage. The boy's lines happened to be clearer than most.
Corrected entry: Near the end, Jim and the girls break out of the army safe-house by ramming the gate in the taxi. They hit it with such force that they are thrown across the cab. But in the next scene we see the cab outside the cottage and there isn't a even a scratch on the front of the car.
Correction: The next scene takes place 28 days later, plenty of time to fix the vehicle or acquire one very similar to it.
Corrected entry: At the beginning of the film during the first shot of the Westminster bridge(showing the side of the bridge and the city) everything is completely still. However, just under the center of the bridge, on the path, you can visibly see a bicyclist ride by between the white boats.
Corrected entry: The idea of the film is that everyone's been infected with a disease. Will someone please tell me why there aren't any cars on the motorway? I know everyone got infected, but does that give them the ability to park their cars at home? It's impossible for a motorway to be empty. There are always cars on them, so there should be cars on the motorway in this film---though they would most likely be abandoned or trashed.
Correction: The disease has an incubation period of just a few seconds. So it is not possible to get infected, get in the car and get on the motorway. You couldn't get infected while on the motorway. So there's no reason cars would be abandoned on the motorway - people would have driven off it, then eventually got infected.
Correction: It is also suggested that they believe society as they know it is dead, and that they are possibly the only people left. That is enough to drive people to desperate measures, even after only a month.