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- 2007
- R
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 18 m
- 2007
- R
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 18 m
Summary A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Directed By: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Written By: Luiso Berdejo, Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
- 2007
- R
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 18 m
- 2007
- R
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- 1 h 18 m
REC
71
7.0
Where to Watch
Summary A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Directed By: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Written By: Luiso Berdejo, Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
71
70% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
71
70% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Masterpiece.
“REC” delivers a steady stream of frights because its camera man never knows quite where to look — and by the time he figures it out, it might be too late.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 78 User Ratings
7.0
72% Positive
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
21% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 78 User Ratings
7.0
72% Positive
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
21% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
8% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
This infection has INCREDIBLE cinematic timing in how it operates. This was really well down and I think potentially the high mark of the found footage genre. Shout out to the camera man who is just filming people being bit and dying and not really helping.
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Guaranteed to scare the pantalones off you.
A brilliantly staged early scare signals that the safety rails are off and, despite an unexpected, last-minute swerve into the supernatural realm, the edge-of-the-seat tension is sustained to the very last second.
If you can tolerate 79 minutes of joggling images you’ll probably find this entertaining, though writer-directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza overplay their hand with a late-breaking back story that rips off one movie too many.
Lazily scripted, without even a pretense of character development or psychological depth, it offers nothing new for genre fans and no reason for mainstream auds to bite.
Midway through, the plot blows a gasket and the camerawork turns altogether crazed, joggling us about in the semi-darkness while the soundtrack rings to distorted screams. Expect pitch and yaw and lots of gore.
Desde inicios del nuevo milenio, el cine español ha desplegado sus alas en el género de terror, con propuestas frescas. Esta, a pesar de su escaso metraje, sabe cómo generar angustia y miedo hasta el último minuto.
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Despite the short run time, Rec drags on heavily during the middle and fails to pick up steam. I appreciate the creativity and the premise is interesting enough but it just never gets going for me. It's a rather boring "zombie" movie that saves everything for the final act.
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Production Company
Castelao Producciones,
Filmax,
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA),
Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO),
ICF Institut Català de Finances,
Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC),
Televisión Española (TVE),
Canal+ España,
Gobierno de España,
Ministerio de Cultura
Release Date Nov 23, 2007
Duration 1 h 18 m
Rating R
Tagline One Witness. One Camera
Awards
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 6 Nominations
Gérardmer Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Goya Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
