|
Reviewinator |
| Starring |
Jodie
Foster
Forest
Whitaker
|
| Director |
David
Fincher |
| Official Site |
Link |
| Rated |
R |
| Genre |
Thriller |
| Dead Bodies |
0 |
| Explosions |
2 - sort of |
| Weapons |
Gun, sledge hammer, propane |
| Voice Over |
None |
| "In a world where..." |
No |
| Spoilage Factor |
70% |
| Geek Factor |
15% |
| See Trailer? |
Yes |
| See Movie? |
Definitely |
From the director of Se7en and Fight Club comes a brilliant, suspenseful
trailer starring Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker and Jared Leto.
Luckily, for those of us who can't afford 4 story 4,200 square foot
townhouses in New York, the first half of the trailer explains what
a panic room is and its purpose. What geek wouldn't salivate over
a high tech, hide out behind a secret panel. Of course the purpose
of the panic room is to be a haven while you watch burglars ransack
your home, and not as a inpenetrable fortress for chatting unbothered
on IRC. The panic room is well stocked, but missing one key item
that any careful designer would have included.
Jodie Foster is brilliant as the single mom, and when she tells
her daughter, "It's disgusting how much I love you." I
felt a bit uncomfortable. Her daughter, played by a MacCauley Culkin
lookalike, is the stereotypical movie teen who will most likely get
to kill one of the villains near the climax.
Of course, some bad guys break-in and our heroines are able to dive
into the panic room just out of the reach of the evil Forest Whitaker.
Unfortunately the baddies want something in that room and they've
come prepared for the siege. Oops, we forgot the GUN. Apparently
the firearm budget got nixed in favor of that eighth closed circuit
television.
Like the briefcase in Pulp Fiction the trailer doesn't reveal what's
in the panic room that the ne'er-do-wells want. My guess, the last
tenants forgot a nice bottle of Chateau Petrus in the panic room,
and they're pretty serious about their Bordeauxs.
 Now
comes the quick cut action we've come to expect from trailers. For
those who don't want to ruin the trailer go watch it now before reading
any further. SPOILER WARNING Two words: propane. Jared Leto has brought
a hose which he snakes into the panic room, and Jodie and MacCauley
discover that an enclosed fortress isn't the place to be in a fire.
Stop, drop and open the thick steel door ladies. The trailer ends
with a shocking face to face with Foster and Forest, and the revelation
that "They're locking us in."
It's a claustrophobic's nightmare and makes a very suspenseful,
action packed 2 minutes of preview. It follows a standard trailer
plot, but the technology filled panic room makes a very intriguing
setting. Conclusion on trailer: Excellent. Conclusion
on movie: With Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker and David Fincher
involved, it's bound to have good acting and more surprises in store.
Plus, what else you gonna watch this weekend? Clockstoppers?
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