[Rec] 2
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: July 9, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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80
Los Angeles TimesMichael Ordoña
That rare zombie movie with actual scares. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
[Rec] 2 is a pell-mell, edge-of-your-seat, theme-park ride through hell, and I strongly advise you to ignore the aspersions cast upon it by snooty critics and random Internet fanboys alike. I am your friend, horror fans! I know what you need, and this is it. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Enjoy it; according to the spectacularly nauseating final moments, a cure for this virus seems unlikely, but “[REC] 3” (a k a “[REC] Apocalypse”) is a virtual certainty. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Doesn't exactly bring anything new to the genre, it's no less effective than its predecessor in expertly conjuring an air of low-tech-style dread. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
What Balagueró and Plaza lose in novelty, they partially gain back by sheer relentlessness: The film is a slab of raw meat for horror addicts, impeccably crafted mayhem that clocks in at under 90 minutes. Just don’t give it too much thought. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Now, with this underwhelming sequel, Spain proves it can stand toe to toe with any nation in the manufacture of unnecessary follow-ups. Read full review
55
MovielineMichelle Orange
Relies almost entirely on its tunnel-vision, single-player style for its scares. It’s a strategy that stalls out halfway through, which means it works for twice as long as it should. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleAmy Biancolli
A passable follow-up - more ludicrous, less taut, still creepy - that picks up exactly where the original left off. Read full review
40
VarietyBoyd Van Hoeij
A sequel to the Spanish cult hit that offers an explanation for something that was far more effective when left largely unexplained. Read full review
40
Village VoiceRob Nelson
Predictably, [REC] 2 is higher-budgeted than its barebones predecessor, which only means that the spectacular degradation of video in scenes where the zombies get in close and start chomping will test the limits of any HDTV. If only [REC] 2's rabid baddies knew how to push [STOP]. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineAmy Nicholson
A movie that overrules logic irritates its audience; we don't like to be reminded that there's a writer pulling the strings. And here, the POV horror is a conceit as well as a distraction, a crutch to create suspense from shaky, dark footage. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
As it turns out, what's going on is yet another cinematic rip-off, this time of “The Exorcist.” Apparently rec stands not for record but for recycle Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
This Spanish sequel to a 2007 cult hit uses the way-overdone conceit of videotaped terror. Read full review
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