It's [Rec] as in, y'know, 'Record'. As in 'on a video camera'.
A small television crew stumbles into the outbreak of a zombie plague in an old, and quite spooky, apartment block somewhere in Spain. The crew, the residents, a couple of fire-fighters and two policemen are sealed in as the authorities realize what's going on. The director seems to have a thing for panties as there are several struggles that result in a flash of cotton (sometimes a very grimy, bloody and soiled flash of cotton). Or maybe it's not the director, maybe I just noticed because I have a thing for panties...hmmmmm. Anyway, it's all very tense and claustrophobic. I managed not to scream though. There's a plot twist near the end that is so totally inspired by video games: The main character, Angela, discovers a tape-recorder in the abandoned penthouse/satanic-lab, providing a rough, sketchy exposition on the literally devilish source of the plague. Disappointing ending, and obviously a little derivative, but still worth it.
In a nutshell: It's Blair Witch Project meets Silent Hill (the game, not the movie) meets 28 Days Later.
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