[REC]

[REC] Movie Review

Television reporter Angela (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman are documenting the local fire station when they get a call to go to an apartment building to help a woman get out of her unit; when they arrive, however, they find there is more going on than they expected. Spain brings us this 2007 flick that combines two horror elements—zombies and found footage—and cranks both all the way up to eleven. When I say zombies, it may not be quite what you are picturing. These are of the more fast-moving, rage virus variety, ala 28 Days Later, and the infected change quickly. The dilemma here is everybody is trapped inside the building—police, military, and other powerful government types have sealed off the building, leaving the people inside quarantined.

She likes what I did there

Once the outbreak begins to spread, the film becomes truly terrifying. The action is pretty much nonstop from the time of the first death, keeping you glued to the screen.The blood flies, so if you are not into gore, you may not want to watch this one. Speaking of pieces of a film that may turn off the viewer, be warned this one also has subtitles and the found footage shakiness, but even if those are two things you can’t stand in a movie, still give this one a shot—when it comes to shaky shooting, it is much better done in this movie than in many similar to it. The movie plays upon many fears, not the least of which is of the dark--the final sequence in particular may make those with nyctophobia have a panic attack. Of note, the actors in this scene really were in the dark--both literally and figuratively--and had no idea what was happening in the room, thus their reactions are quite real--this is also used in a few other scenes in this movie, and the results are awesome. There really is not much not to like about [Rec]--it is not only one of the finer zombie films ever made, but one of the best horror flicks of the 21st Century.

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 9

[REC] Movie Trailer