Quarantine, the latest horror film that is shot with the point of view documentary style that is getting popular, feels like a cross between 28 Days Later and Cloverfield. Directed by 1st time studio director John Erick Dowdle. Quarantine is the story of a night in the life of a television reporter and her cameraman who go on a ride along with the LA Fire Department to a call in an apartment building. They respond to a sickly old woman in distress but they soon realize something is terribly wrong and the horror follows with the crew and the apartment dwellers as they are quarantined in the apartment by the CDC and it becomes a matter of survival. The predominantly indepoendent cast is led by the ever entertaining Jennifer Carpenter. Jennifer plays the television reporter Angela Vidal. Everything I have seen her in from The Exorcism of Emily Rose to Dexter shows that she has excellent acting chops and has a fine career ahead of her. She is very natural and relaxed in this role and when all hell breaks loose, we feel her terror. Not to say that there are some other good pieces of acting as well, but not to the caliber as Miss Carpenter.
But, the film itself is ok. Cliched in many respects and the jerky camera style does not agree with me. I am getting bored with the genre of the camera as primary witness to the terrible events that unfold and therefore it is us, the viewers who are active participants in the chaos that ensues. At least what I liked better about Quarantine than Cloverfield is that both the terror and the interplay with the characters are given equal treatment. Fore those that love the genre, you will really enjoy this film, otherwise, watch 28 Days Later again, it's just that much better. But, keep your eyes out for Jennifer Carpenter going forward, she's terrific. I give Quarantine 2.5 stars
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