Jennifer Carpenter (from Dexter) leads a cast of C listers in a movie that is best described as Blair Witch with action and zombies.
I should point out immediately that this is a remake from a 2007 film called REC. Don't get down on them for the length of time between films, the first one was a Spanish film.
Jennifer plays a TV reporter who, along with her cameraman, is assigned to a ride along with the LA fire department. Things are boring at first, both for them and the people watching the movie until they finally get a call. They ride out to an apartment building to investigate a scream...yeah, I don't know why the fire department was called...and find cops on the scene waiting for the fire department...again, WTF? Anyway, they all finally go up stairs to find a delusional old woman and hilarity ensues.
All of this is shown from a single camera which is in the hands of the TV station's cameraman. This isn't as bad as Blair Witch, and this time you actually get to see the bad guys. Still, as much as it is a storytelling device, it's also a tool to hide low budget special effects.
The storyline here really isn't over the top horrible, I mean, we've seen worse in bigger budget pictures, but it's not great. A lot of the characters are forced to act like morons to advance the plot.
I think a fun game to play while this film is on would be to name projects that the actors and actresses were in previously. You could make it a drinking game by having imdb.com open at the same time and penalize people for getting things wrong.
Overall, I'm not sure what to say about this movie. I was entertained, which is the most important thing, but I was never immersed in the story as the characters were morons and the storyline wasn't very likely. (The actions of a certain government agency are laughable.)
4 out of 10.
Oh, and one more thing, whomever marketed this film should be fired and NEVER used again by anyone in Hollywood or otherwise. The reason why should be painfully obvious immediately, and reaffirmed after you watch the film.