August 11, 2009
Eh! Creepy a bit... not intense enough.
Aidan Gillen, Amber Tamblyn, Armie Hammer
Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.
DVD Release Date: January 13, 2009
Stats: 137 reviews
Flixster Reviews (137)
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August 13, 2009So it has an odd opening. not really sure what to expect...Then I'm watching past the opening credits and for a split second I was like "Holy shit it's Tony Almeida " from 24...but then the camera pans around and no. It wasn't him. *sigh*
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May 25, 2009I really enjoyed this one even if it did go from 0 to 100mph in about ten seconds. One minute they are stuck in a lift the next they are offing one another in rather unpleasant ways. But seriously for a film shot the majority of the time in the confies of a lift it was excellent....( read more)
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September 23, 2009just a sick, stupid n psycho person...
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September 6, 2009Quite boring! Three random people trapped in the elevator and one of them is going mad. I expect more!
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August 30, 2009Efficient stripped down horror piece reminicent of the best of Saw (except with no killer... per se).
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August 23, 2009Three random strangers are stuck in an elevator for several long hours with a lot of flashbacks to provide more details on the characters. The twists are weak and I kept wanting more. Basically this movie was just bleh.
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August 9, 2009Some great photography (the CG augmented scenes lend a lot to Fincher's Panic Room, which is nothing to turn your nose up at) and good acting, make this an enjoyable thriller, but a weak script tries to crowbar tension and menace when a better script could have allowed it to feel...( read more)
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July 14, 2009A movie that reminds me of the horrible Penny Dreadful. The premise of the story seems so promising, but when it comes right down to it, this movie is plain old boring. The acting wasn't too bad and some of the flash back made this almost tolerable, but this is still a very borin...( read more)
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