A contract trucker gets buried alive in Iraq. We spend the next 90 minutes in a coffin with him.
The Good: This movie takes it's concept and runs with it. I was skeptical that it could never leave the coffin without getting dull, but the film held my attention throughout. Really, it's impressive that they were able to make such a tight thriller with so little, and should serve as an example for modern thrillers that seem to get more bloated every year. Ryan Reynolds does an admirable job, and they seemingly (and impressively) light the entire movie with items he has in the coffin.
The Bad: There's nothing really profound about the story, and some of the political aspects seem a bit thrown together. And of course, if you happen to be a person who has nightmares about being buried alive, such as my wife, you should probably just find another movie.
The Ugly: Not to spoil it, but the last thing the kidnapper has our hero do is basically awful. Probably unnecessary, but it definitely upped an already tense movie.
Points Pondered
-I would guess that the most important trick in keeping your cell phone battery up is turning down your brightness, not turning off the vibration.
-Really, why would any actor agree to do this movie? I guess there's a thin line between challenging and hellish.
-One day, the people of Movieland will figure out how to build a flashlight that works as well as a real one and isn't constantly flickering off and on.
-If it's the policy to never pay these kidnappers, why do they keep burying folks in the desert? and really, 90 minutes seems like an absurdly short deadline for a large money transfer.
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