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[REC] 2 [Canadian] [774212001673]

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

Picking up just a few short minutes after the first film left off, Jaume Balaguer and Paco Plaza's adrenalized action horror sequel follows a heavily armed SWAT team and a tight-lipped medical officer as they venture into the quarantined tenement building to uncover the origins of the bizarre outbreak. Their helmet-mounted cameras capturing every nerve-shredding moment of the mission, the team must fight for their lives when they're beset by rampaging victims of the demonic virus. Now, with each new attack, the infection grows, and the horde gains power. Should the virus somehow manage to spread outside, the result would be a disaster of apocalyptic proportions. But there's still hope; the medical officer seems to know something about this infection that he hasn't yet shared with the others. Somewhere in the building, an antidote to the virus waits to be discovered. But in order to find it, these terrified soldiers will have to fight their way through a true hell on Earth.
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Credits

Manuela Velasco, Jonathan Mellor, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pep Molina
Critic Reviews

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