Review: REC

Angela is a television news reporter host of a segment called When You’re Asleep. Angela and her camera man, Pablo, film people doing their jobs in the city while most of the inhabitants are sleeping. On this particular night, Angela and Pablo will be filming a group of firefighters at their station and on any calls they may have to go on. After experiencing a bit of a fireman’s typical night – nights of waiting, eating, sleeping and games of basketball – the station finally gets a call from a nearby apartment building, much to Angela’s relief. Residents have reported that an elderly shut-in is locked in her apartment and is screaming like a banshee. When the firemen get to the location, with Angela and Pablo in tow, they find that the police are also there and the apartment buildings residents are all huddled on the ground floor foyer. [Read more...]