Quarantine
Screen Gems | Release Date: October 10, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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83
Entertainment WeeklyClark Collis
Quarantine director John Erick Dowdle and co-writing brother Drew wisely stick close to the told-from-the-cameraman's point-of-view template of the terrific original, though they add a few fine flourishes. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
Claustrophobic, jittery at times, and electric in pace, Quarantine is a stripped-down bloody thrill ride that -- while certainly not catering to everyone's tastes -- should satisfy gore-hounds looking to step up their theatrical horror cuisine beyond the usual creepy little kid rehashes. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
It's a shame that this English-language cover of an excellent Spanish shocker will eclipse the original, at least in U.S. theaters -- but even those who despise remakes will have to admit that director John Erick Dowdle's furious retread is scary as hell. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Give Quarantine credit: Without resorting to computer-generated monsters or supernatural explanations, it uses consistent logic and confinement to find new ways of being scary. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
The template is familiar, but Quarantine delivers the heebie-jeebies with solid acting and perfectly calibrated shocks. Read full review
60
Film ThreatScott Mendelson
Worth seeing for its solid first two acts, some terrific acting by some favorite character actors, and a several solid spook-show scares. Read full review
60
EmpireSimon Crook
As a visceral, camera-shuddery ride into foamy-mouthed zombie hell, it’s efficient enough -- but if you’ve already seen [Rec], steer clear... Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Dowdle manages a few nice shocks and some neat moments of pitch-black gallows humor, but Quarantine nevertheless feels awfully familiar, and it grows less convincing with each passing moment. At its worst, it abandons realism entirely and flirts with gory kitsch. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Oh, "Blair Witch," what hath thou wrought? It has taken less than a decade, but the concept of horror films filmed documentary-style has officially become a tiresome cliche. Read full review
50
VarietyJoe Leydon
A modestly inventive, sporadically exciting thriller that nonetheless proves too faithful to its central conceit for its own good. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It's easily the weakest entry into this ever-expanding category and is inferior to its subtitled source material. Quarantine implies "stay away" and that's not bad advice. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesMichael Ordona
Shame as well upon the advance marketing department for blowing the end of the movie in ads, thus exorcising any ghost of a chance Quarantine had of issuing a surprise. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Quarantine is a one-note nightmare, nicely pitched to the high-C howls of the bitten and the biters but offering considerably less froth than last year's "The Signal," which mined similar nightmares with far more fulsome results. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeMichael Hardy
Like "Blair Witch," Quarantine uses the conceit of a movie-within-a-movie to give documentary immediacy to its assorted grotesqueries. Read full review
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