Quarantine (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

John Erick Dowdle

Writers (WGA):

John Erick Dowdle (screenplay) &
Drew Dowdle (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

On March 11 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

Plot:

A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Reporter | Cameraman | Television Reporter | Apartment

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Carpenter	...	Angela Vidal
Steve Harris	...	Scott Percival
Jay Hernandez	...	Jake
Johnathon Schaech	...	George Fletcher
Columbus Short	...	Danny Wilensky
Andrew Fiscella	...	James McCreedy
Rade Serbedzija	...	Yuri Ivanov (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Greg Germann	...	Lawrence
Bernard White	...	Bernard
Dania Ramirez	...	Sadie
Elaine Kagan	...	Wanda Marimon
Marin Hinkle	...	Kathy
Joey King	...	Briana
Jermaine Jackson	...	Nadif
Sharon Ferguson	...	Jwahir

Also Known As:

Quarantined (USA) (working title)
Rec (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violent and disturbing content, terror and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44262) | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-18 | Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Chile:14 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Norway:15 | Italy:VM14 | France:-12 (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Andale Pictures

Trivia:

Was not screened for US critics.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Power to the building has been cut, yet the elevator still works. One character briefly mentioned that the building has a back-up generator, most likely to assist evacuation during emergencies. A pre-programmed back-up system explains why the elevator stops at each floor, and why the doors take so long to close.

Quotes:

Yuri Ivanov: They won't let us out.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: (2008-11-26)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

My Kinda Lover

Carpenter's performance spot on!

I had no interest in this movie (I am not a horror movie fan) until a few women, who do not know each other, described Carpenter's performance almost with identical praise. They were floored by the fact that they themselves could almost feel the horror that the character was going through.

Carpenter, with her unique beauty, starts off the role with the same goofy, tomboyish awkwardness that she pulls off so well in Dexter. It isn't until the intensity level increases that her character devolves into a trembling, gasping, heart pounding strait-jacket candidate. I loved it. Now if you think this is high praise for over-acting then I'll assume one of the following:

1)You Are Lara Logan B)You Know Lara Logan III)You Are Lara Logan's husband.

I, on the other hand, am married to the Carpenter's "Angela" type of character and unless you know a women who could become absolutely unhinged with fear than I don't think you can fully appreciate this performance.

As I stated earlier, I am no horror fan. Although I'm not the kind of guy who counts how many bullets were fired and how many should be left I will mutter "gimme a break" under my breath every so often. However, this movie requires no greater stretch of the imagination than other movies of it's kind and is well worth the watch for Carpenter's performance alone.