Movie #514 "Buried" --- here's a duh comment --- this was very claustrophobic, so I couldn't JUST watch it --- had to be doing something else to distract me from the intensity. I was impressed with some of the shots to break up the constant talking on the phone and the moaning. I would think there are some scenes in here that a film class might be watching in the future because of the challenge of filming this in a coffin --- the whole thing, including the opening shots in the dark (yep, it's a good couple of minutes, enough that you think there's something wrong with the streaming/disc) I can honestly say, I've never seen a movie shot this way, and so that's a plus ---- but the topic has been done better, mostly because it's tough to understand, esp. the terrorist, and that got in the way ---- also, I kept feeling that I wasn't getting enough info, but maybe that was me, not focused as much on the screen , as I should have been, but then again, it was too claustrophobic for me. Oh well, did the best I could, and was just moderately entertained. But I still love Ryan Reynolds, and I'm not surprised that he could do this one!
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Buried
(2010) R
While on a job in Iraq, civilian contractor Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is attacked and kidnapped, then awakens to find himself buried alive in the middle of the desert with nothing but a lighter, a candle, a cell phone and a knife. Does Paul have the instincts he'll need to save himself? Director Rodrigo Cortés crafts a tense psychological thriller with sociopolitical undertones that doubles as an exercise in claustrophobic terror.
Genre: Foreign Movies, Thrillers, Foreign Thrillers, Spanish Movies, Psychological Thrillers
This movie is: Suspenseful
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