niqstar Review of [REC] 4: Apocalypse

[REC] 4: Apocalypse (2014)

Conciliatory Continuation of the (REC) franchise

[6/10 · 10 January 2015]

My expectations for this movie were quite low after the last REC installment, but luckily there has been a change for the better. With the return of the original director and Ángela Vidal there's also a return to the claustrophobic and dark (but freshened up with a new venue) setting of the first movies. While it is no longer a found footage movie a closeness to the characters is established through the confined spaces they populate. Aditionally a decent writing and believable characters contribute to an involving storyline. The only downside are the action scenes that often seem borderline amateurish and mostly fail to excite. Still, if you liked the first two (REC) movies and/or the concept thereof (REC)4 is a fun movie above mediocrity.