Normal moviegoers and avid film aficionados alike can go out and spend a nice evening watching either Quarantine or The Express (or both if they would like), both of which have promising storylines.
Quarantine throws the likes of television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) into a soon-to-be quarantined apartment complex. Police officers are already on the scene in response to screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon attain the information that a woman living in the apartment complex has been infected by something unknown to the people on the scene.
The Centers for Disease Control soon puts the building under quarantine, locking the news crew inside the building with the infected individual. The only thing that would relay any evidence of the event after the quarantine is lifted is the cameraman’s film, thus, presenting the chilling story to the outside world.
Quarantine seems to take the same filming path as the 2008 blockbuster hit Cloverfield. It is not a narrative camera view like most movies; it is in the first person perspective of the cameraman. The camera angle is naturally moving the way the cameraman would be filming.
The film used a virtual marketing approach, letting sites like Facebook and Myspace do the advertising. Quarantine has subsequently released two trailers to preview the film. Quarantine is scheduled for release on October 10 and is rated R for bloody, violent and disturbing content, terror and language.
The Express portrays the life and football career of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. Davis (Rob Brown) was an inspiration to many people in the United States because he was the first African American to ever win the coveted Heisman Trophy, an award given to the best college football athlete in America.
Under the leadership of the Syracuse University Orangemen head football coach Ben Schwartzwalder (Dennis Quaid), Davis became a dominate and unstoppable running back that would go from high school football standout to a football legend. With the help of his coach, Davis broke through every race barrier that stood in his way and changed the minds of many football fans.
Shortly after Davis’ Heisman Trophy winning season, an awful and terrible tragedy cuts this incredible story short. The epic, legendary career of Ernie Davis was over before he even got the chance to lace his cleats for a professional football team. The Express is scheduled for release Oct. 10 and is rated PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and brief sensuality.
Quarantine and The Express are definitely worth seeing for anybody looking to watch a good movie. Although they may appeal more to the thriller and sports movie enthusiasts, these two films can be an enjoyable experience for anyone wishing to escape reality for a couple of hours.
