Review of [REC] (2007) by Casey C — 06 Jul 2012

A TV documentary crew (well a cameraman and a reporter) are doing a piece on what happens at a fire station on the night shift when they get a call from a woman who is trapped in her flat. They then end up trapped themselves when the building is placed under quarantine, leaving them stuck them inside with the tenants.

Shot in a hand held first person style in the same way as Cloverfield this is a truly, great film although to get the most out of it you need to watch it on your own, in the dark, with the sound cranked up. Once the action starts it barely lets up and the final half hour is fairly relentless and filled with tension.

Well written and well filmed and even though it's all shot hand held it doesn't suffer from "shaky cam" like others shot in the same way.

If you are one of those people who can't handle subtitles ( the film is Spanish) then it has been through the remake grinder despite being only a few years old & has been released as Quarantine but what that's like I can't say as I really have no interest in watching that version.

A great movie that will have you on the edge of your seat.