A loosely-connected sequel to 2008's "Quarantine" (itself an American remake of the superior "[Rec]"), "Quarantine 2: Terminal" drops the found footage gimmick in favor of a more standard horror movie approach as it follows a ragtag band of people who find themselves locked down in an airport terminal after a rage-inducing virus leaks on their flight. If this more traditional approach tends to make this unnecessary second film more coherent than its predecessor, it also lacks that film's sense of immediacy and claustrophobic terror. Sadly, writer-director John Pogue and co-writers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle don't cook up much of a story to make up for it. This is a flat and mechanical zombie movie that delivers some good kills and a few fleeting moments of palpable action, but mostly goes through the motions and commits the common sin of asking the audience to give half a damn about a dumb and annoying kid over characters more savvy and interesting. That the movie also has a weaker cast than "Quarantine" is just another nail in the coffin. Only completists need apply.
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