Sadly Over-hyped

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

What a stinker! Have some self respect, Ms. Nichols, and choose roles that involve a lot more than you running around a parking garage in what amounts to a slip. Are things going that poorly in your career that this drek seemed like the right choice? If so, quit your day job and do something else. Please. For everyone's sake.

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."P2" (R - 2007 - US)Sub-Genre: Psycho/ThrillerMy Score: 6.3Cast=7 Acting=8 Plot=4 Ending=7 Story=5 Scare=6 Jump=5 F/X=6 Psycho=8 Intense=7A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve. "How could you kill a poor, defenseless animal? Angela! You're really starting to pi$$ me off!" This was a pretty good psychopathic thriller...good stalker elements and solid acting by the leads. He doesn't have the contract of San Venganza, but Wes Bentley makes a solid bad guy. Since it happens on Christmas Eve, I guess you can call it a holiday horror movie. There's not much of a premise or story...just a simple thought that was well executed. Take the elevator down to P2 and give this a watch.

P2 tells the tale of a lesbian workaholic named Angela, who is trying to get by in a patriarchal world, in which she is expected to put up with sexual harassment- even sexual assault- and the likes. But that is the least of her problems, when- after working late on Christmas Eve- she is accosted, drugged, abducted, and confined, by the lonely, turned misogynistic, overnight parking attendant.He claims that he loves her; that he would never hurt her; and that he wants to help her...despite all his actions, to the contrary. And he doesn't take rejection well.But she isn't quite the pushover he thought she was...and he just may have bitten off more than he can chew. Because she has fight in her, and refuses to go down...no matter what it takes.While most definitely a B-film, produced on a low budget...this film succeeds in winning you over with it's creep factor and extremely realistic gore...of which their is loads.It is replete with tension, more or less, throughout...and the numerous twists- which keep the tables turning, as both sides manage to get the upper hand, at different points- keeps things interesting.The gore is pretty insane- in that it is incredibly realistic. Especially during the most shocking scene in the film, in which a man is crushed to death between a car and a wall.When all is said and done...you can't help but route for our feminist heroine...who is definitely a force to be reckoned with.An unexpectedly great film. Tension filled. Gore laced. And downright entertaining...with an important underlying message!!!Recommended.6.5 out of 10.

A businesswoman (Rachel Nichols) is pursued by a psychopath (Wes Bentley) after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.The film was directed by Franck Khalfoun, written and produced by Khalfoun, Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur. The trio previously worked on "The Hills Have Eyes" (2006). Aja has said, "With a strong plot in the vein of High Tension, P2 gives us a chance to further explore the survival aspect of the terror movie." This really is a tense, suspenseful film.The film is almost disgustingly gory, especially with the office chair death. Horror fans will eat it up, even if it makes them squirm in their seats.Although reviews were mixed or negative, one man surprisingly came to its defense. Roger Ebert liked the film, giving it 3 out of 4 stars, and stated in his review that "although the plot may seem like a formulaic slasher film, P2 is in fact a very well made, atmospheric thriller with gritty yet realistic characters." Ebert is spot on, and coming from someone who is not generally kind to horror films, this praise is well-received.