Film Review – Rec 3: Genesis

The found footage genre is growing stale, and one of the architects of the trend, Spain’s “Rec” series, is attempting to shake up the formula with an appealing return to conventional scares. The change is necessary after two wildly inventive features drained every last drop of suspense out of POV fury, taking the franchise in a different direction of pure cinematic focus, shifting the non-fiction to fiction as a way to revitalize a second sequel and create a visual shift that supports plans for an upcoming fourth installment. Extraordinarily entertaining, cheeky yet grim, and enjoyably stabilized, “Rec 3: Genesis” is fantastic horror hellraising, while once again pushing the series in a promising new direction. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com