This is one flight that should have been grounded.

I really enjoyed “Quarantine”; it was fast-paced and energetic. The film was chaotic, and this brought with it the scary thrill factor you want and expect from a film like this. The gist being there’s a crazy virus causing rage, violence, and zombification. Anyone in the vicinity is at risk, and the only form of control is to wait for all the infected to kill each other, then dispose of the bodies. The first film didn’t bring anything new to the genre, but what it did do is execute it well on a moderate budget. However, this was entirely missing from “Quarantine 2: Terminal,” the second instalment of this (hopefully complete) franchise.

This one was set on a plane—I’m sure the attempt here was to induce a claustrophobic atmosphere in the confined space of a flight. It tried to tie in the first one with new footage of what was happening back in LA, but even that was obvious, slow, and clunky exposition. The action was not particularly pacey, and the horror content was derivative and has been done better elsewhere.

While “Quarantine 2: Terminal” does attempt to build on the original film’s concept, it ultimately fails to capture the same level of excitement and intensity. The idea of setting the sequel on a plane had potential, but the execution was lacking. Instead of the tight, nerve-wracking tension of the first movie, this sequel feels more confined in its creativity than in its setting. The characters are less compelling, the storyline drags, and the scares are few and far between.

“Quarantine 2: Terminal” lacks the energy that made “Quarantine” a decent horror experience. The atmosphere of dread that permeated the original is absent here, replaced by a predictable and uninspired plot. Even the attempts to connect the story back to the original through footage of the LA outbreak seem tacked on, adding little to the overall experience. In the end, “Quarantine 2: Terminal” doesn’t just fail to live up to its predecessor—it fails to stand out in the crowded horror genre at all.

If you want to see better versions of this film watch the original “Quarantine”, “28 Days Later”, “Dawn Of The Dead”(the 2004 version), or “World War Z”. Better yet, watch “Rec”, the Spanish film that ‘inspired’ “Quarantine” in the first place.