Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Leticia Dolera | ... | Clara | |
Diego Martín | ... | Koldo | |
Ismael Martínez | ... | Rafa | |
Àlex Monner | ... | Adrián | |
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Borja Glez. Santaolalla | ... | Atún (as Sr. B) |
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Emilio Mencheta | ... | Tío Pepe Víctor |
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David Ramírez | ... | Canon |
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Miguel Ángel González | ... | John Esponja |
Ramón Agirre | ... | Danilo (as Ramón Aguirre) | |
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Xavier Ruano | ... | Cura |
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José de la Cruz | ... | Abuelo Matías |
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Antonio Barroso | ... | Pequeñín |
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Toni Sans | ... | Jumanji |
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Aitor Legardón | ... | Amigo Fiestero |
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Paco Moreno | ... | Charly |
The action now takes place miles away from the original location and partly in broad daylight, giving the film an entirely fresh yet disturbing new reality. The infection has left the building. In a clever twist that draws together the plots of the first two movies, this third part of the saga also works as a decoder to uncover information hidden in the first two films and leaves the door open for the final installment, the future '[REC] 4 Apocalypse.' Written by ahmetkozan
Well where to start...I'm gob smacked that such a brilliant zombie/horror franchise has been defaced.
The film totally departs from REC 1 & 2 with the only link being that "Uncle" was bit by "Jennifer's" (Little girl from REC 1) dog which was impounded from the vets, resulting in the authorities awareness of the infection and quarantining the original building.
I'm not sure what the director was thinking with the black humour/comedy and if it was even intentional or I was laughing at the juxtaposition of mess and slapstick deaths. The camera work itself is NOT hand-held, which totally opposes the 'REC' style and therefore doesn't have the same impact of claustrophobia and paranoia. The acting however wasn't too bad and I feel sorry for Leticia Dolera & Javier Botet, but the appalling storyline and screenplay made it impossible to be a good movie.
In conclusion it's not an entirely doomed film, and is better than most zombie films, but it's just got too much to live up to with its predecessors' and is not of REC standard. I think it's safe to say the REC fans need Jaume Balagueró back! As Paco Plaza simply cannot do it on his own. - Tyron.