Review of Panic Room (2002) by Vicki Z — 18 Jun 2011
An old-house thriller retrofitted for the 21st century without any touch of unneeded flash, Panic Room is scary enough to do for downtown living what Jaws did for beaches. There is something horribly apt in the way Fincher closes the drama in joyless exhaustion, leaving you certain that there will be a sequel to these events, not onscreen but in someone's home, tonight. It might sometimes forget to make sense, but no matter, since it creates enough tension that the audience can hardly think anyway. Smartly plotted, convincingly acted and brilliantly executed technically, this engrossing thriller adds some clever modern wrinkles to the time-tested formula of sinister intruders threatening innocents in their home. Richly frightening film.
VERDICT: "Full Price" - My second highest rating (Positive to Mixed reaction). This is a rating to a movie I view as very entertaining and well made, and definitely worth paying the full price at a theatre to see or own on DVD. It is not perfect, but it is definitely excellent.
This review of Panic Room (2002) was written by Vicki Z on 18 Jun 2011.
Panic Room has generally received positive reviews.
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