Quarantine

Quarantine

The first 30 min or so is a blatantly obvious and mundane character/story building. It’s got very little relevance to rest of the movie and could’ve been condensed. It really shows off how bad the acting for the rest of the movie will be, its terrible.

When the actual horror begins, A news reporter and a camera man follows a firemen , responding to a distress call. Upon entering the premise, the crew confronts a sickly, incoherent female, who soon turns violent. The mysterious infection quickly spreads and the chaos begins. People drop one by one, in a predictable manner.

There are  a lot of distracting elements that disconnected me from the film. The redundant camera shake seems to be a terrible growing trend, especially in the midst of action (Cloverfield and the Blair Witch…). I couldn’t make sense of what was going on in the screen at all. They could have been sitting on the couch, sipping tea, for all I know.. Also, when there’s too much dialogue in a horror movie, it becomes a distraction especially when its written by a six year old. It prevents you from having a chance to absorb the tension, that it tries to build. There were jabbering, yacking and screaming throughout the entire movie without pause. This became an annoyance rather quickly. There were only a  few alarming parts (when a guy tries to walk on his dangling foot), and a handful of effective scare tactics. Mildly enjoyable but forgettable.

Horror Rating: 2 out of 5

Boobies Rating: 0 out of 5

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