3 stars out of 5 -- "Within minutes, screaming and shooting are juddering both the camera and your nerves....The drama comes veined with black humour."
Total Film

"[A] breathless spin into hell in which unexpected attacks, shifts in narrative and bloodthirsty demons are thrown in by the bucketload."
Sight and Sound

"[The directors] bring their finely tuned sense of what is freaky to [REC] 2, that rare zombie movie with actual scares."
Los Angeles Times

"The film is a slab of raw meat for horror addicts, impeccably crafted mayhem that clocks in at under 90 minutes." -- Grade: B-
A.V. Club

"[I]t's no less effective than its predecessor in expertly conjuring an air of low-tech-style dread."
Hollywood Reporter