REC
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date: November 23, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Entertainment WeeklyChris Nashawaty
Shot in shaky handheld style, [REC] is a bit like George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead, but, you know, actually scary. Read full review
100
Film ThreatStaff (Not Credited)
Masterpiece. Read full review
91
IndieWireEric Kohn
“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. Read full review
90
The Observer (UK)Philip French
Guaranteed to scare the pantalones off you. Read full review
88
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
It’s the moral imperative of the found-footage formalism that sets REC apart, transforming Angela’s camera from a visceral instrument of voyeurism into a tragic, last-gasp tool of truth and justice. Read full review
80
Time OutNigel Floyd
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. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
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. Read full review
60
EmpireKim Newman
Even thought it's the third such effort to employ handheld camera in a zombie flick, this has more than enough shocks to hold its own. Read full review
40
The GuardianXan Brooks
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. Read full review
40
VarietyAlissa Simon
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. Read full review
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