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Crappy film

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Panic RoomTicking for almost 2 hours, it seems a bit long and stretched considering its premise (it could have easily been of around 90 minutes), it needed a better editing to satisfy the viewers in the end but other than that it works for the most part of it. David Fincher doesn't compromise on the execution but seems a little irresponsible on the editing part and as far as David Koepp's screenplay is concerned; its perspective is interesting enough to invest in it, but lacks on proving a point. Jodie Foster is good in her part and is supported well by great cast like Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto and Kristen Stewart. Panic Room is a fine popcorn entertainer that roots for the big bucks but fails to go deep and take risks which then leads into a shallow soulless feature that looks good in a first glimpse but nothing beyond that.

Beautifully Directed movie by David Fincher. Very natural and flawless acting by Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart. Loved the thugs who enter the house too. especially Forest and Jared Leto. Overall a very entertaining and suspenseful movie until the end and hooks you right from the beginning and maintains it until the end.

I agree with others. Jodi Foster is a gem, but this movie just makes you wonder. She does all the acting stuff, being emotional and enterprising and so on. The problem here isn't with the acting; it's the room itself. If one were to spend a million dollars to create such a safe place, wouldn't you account for eventualities. Like, making it so you could contact the outside world. A simple securely placed land line would do that. Or perhaps a means of outside access. Of course, there is also the whole issue with the bad guys having to get in. What do they want. Oh, yes, soundproofing. That's good because they don't know you're in there. The room is non-functional, no more protective than putting a steel door on your house.

Watching Panic Room's trailer or reading a quick snippet of the plot points towards the film being just another cheap thriller. However, what David Fincher can do with any script is so remarkable its really something to be admired. Panic Room is a simple story with terrific acting and setting. The apartment complex and panic room's visual intrigue has just as much character as Jodi Foster's persistence, Forest Whitaker's cunningness and Jared Leto's desperateness. There is a great build up scene after scene with clever plot developments that cause many twists and turns. The darkness in the dialogue is genuinely frightful and realistic to what would be an actual home invasion. Although there is a bit of a downward spiral towards the end the technical and stylish directing of Fincher is just too good to discount. Panic Room is a high quality thriller and worth at least one watch having not too much in the way of replay value after that.