TV reporter Angela Vidal arrives with her cameraman to get the inside scoop on the night-shift at a Los Angeles fire department. When a seemingly routine call brings them to a small apartment complex, they find police already on the scene. Terrible screams are emanating from one of the apartment suites. It is soon revealed that the occupant of the suite has become infected with an unknown virus... a virus that begins to turn its victims violent and zombie-like.
Angela and the others try to escape the increasingly dangerous building, only to find out that it has been put under quarantine and they are now trapped inside. All communications have been cut off, and no information is being relayed by the outside world. Their desperate attempt to escape the quarantine will uncover the origins of the rapidly spreading virus, while uncovering unheard of horrors.
Quarantine is a remake of a Spanish film, Rec, which was made the previous year and is supposedly even better. A future review will delve in to those claims. One thing is for sure; Quarantine is a well made, frightening, intense horror film.
The camera work is very much in the style of The Blair Witch Project, or Cloverfield. The viewer sees the film taking place through the eyes of the camera man, supposedly as the events take place. It may not fare well for those who suffer motion sickness, but it is effective.
The movie starts out slowly, almost lulling the viewer into a false sense of security before quickly becoming increasingly troubling in the lead up to the shocking conclusion. If you are looking for slapstick zombies stumbling around moaning about brains, this isn't for you. But if you want to get your heart pumping, Quarantine should do the trick.
4 zombie children in the attic out of 5
Rated R for bloody violent and disturbing content, terror and language.
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