A ★★★½ review of [REC] (2007)

Now here's something you don't see every day: A contained zombie flick. Plus it's a found footage film from back when those ruled the cinema. The hardest thing for most found footage films to do is justify every shot. This only breaks the rules once, briefly, and maybe pushes what news camera tech can actually do, but for the most part it plays fair, and very effectively. The setup is pretty simple and straightforward, featuring a very appealing Manuela Velasco as a TV reporter (which she actually was) with the simple assignment of following some firemen on a night shift.