I really liked this a lot more than I was expecting. The acting was fine, nothing outstanding, but it got the job done. Granted, I was not expecting Oscar caliber work, but it was naturalistic, despite the audiences insistence on knowing better than them. That's always intrigued me, the audiences that talk about how stupid the characters are. Honestly, how do they know how they would react in this situation? It is easy to judge from the safety of a theater, it is an entirely different matter when you need to have a clear head with a bloodthirsty thing bearing down at you.
The film was directed by John Erick Dowdle, who co-adapted the screenplay with his brother Drew Dowdle. They did a fine job keeping the pace up and the tension high. Their last film, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, is still awaiting a release. Perhaps the success of Quarantine will get that to the screen?
Bottom line. Yes, it is a remake, and I still need to see the original, but do not let that keep you from a frighteningly good time at the theater. It certainly had an impact on me.
Highly Recommended.
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Article comments
1 - Olivia
I saw this movie on the first day it came out and as someone who thorughly enjoys blood a gore, and the suspense of something waiting around the corner, I was pleased with this movie. But at the end I did find myself left with a few questions. Mainly it was were did the diesease or whatever it was that turned them into canibal zombies come from? Alittle bit of searching and some google and wikipedia articles explained to to me but I was still dissapionted that they did not explain the plot enough for somebody to understand. But still, I am pretty sure that my scary movie bar has been raised alittle higher curtosey of this movie!
2 - Chris Beaumont
Hi Olivia,
Interesting, I found the movie gave just the right amount of information to guess how it started. Sure, the bits are scattered throughout, but they are there. I also believe that a couple of these details are different from the original film. Even more detail than Cloverfield contained, and I loved that flick.