Quarantine

…contributes few original ideas to the zombie lexicon, but it’s directed and acted as voraciously as the best of the bunch. I nearly peed myself. Much of its success is due to the first-rate performance of Jennifer Carpenter. Her hysteria was so authentic, it made up for weak third act during which the few survivors lack a plan and just kind of flail around. The Blair Witch/Cloverfield P.O.V. camera was less annoying than its predecessors, mainly because the camera operator was meant to be a news videographer with a keen eye. Long, kinetic takes create great suspense and allow for real scares. Not the false, “it’s-only-the-cat” fake-outs typical in the genre, but truly tense scenes. So, it’s not Shakespeare. But it’s well-made and worth seeing.