The greatest movie ever!

Thanks for the memories!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This is similar to Wait until dark to our millenium. I would say that the story is different but the spirit is the same. Rather well done and good effects.

The current rating of 5.5 for this excellent movie is way too low. I just watched it and while some of the reviewers criticize it for its simplicity and lack of twists, i would say that is what gives the movie its power. These reviewers just missed the point. Indeed, there are no moments where you jump out of your chair or scream out in fear: that would make it a horror movie. This is a solid thriller with good acting. The story line is simple but effective, and the movie does not need any more complexity or double layers. It is just perfect as it is. Actually, i think the makers have done a great job in making the simple story line interesting enough to be glued to your seat all the time, wanting to know whats going to come next. And there is enough suspense to make it exciting all the way through.

PENTHOUSE NORTH appears to be an unacknowledged remake of the Audrey Hepburn vehicle WAIT UNTIL DARK in which the actress played a blind woman menaced by hoods in her apartment. In this one, it's Michelle Monaghan who finds herself at the mercy of a couple of vicious thugs who are desperate to get their hands on some missing loot.The two movies have the same premise but the general narrative is fairly different. And it's clear from the beginning that this is no WAIT UNTIL DARK. It is, however, a solid enough little thriller that makes good use of its single-location setting and which keeps the suspense ratcheted up from the outset. Yes, there are the usual implausibilities and plot holes that these kinds of high-concept thrillers usually have, but for the most part it works.One of the biggest detractions is Monaghan, I have to say. This actress showed a lot of promise when I saw her back in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, but in this and SOURCE CODE she's been pretty bland. At least there's one seasoned performer in the cast, Michael Keaton playing the chief bad guy, and he seems to be having a ball with this. In any case, it's not a perfect film but it did keep me watching.

Michael Keaton back in action. Though he's not the protagonist (that is the lovely Michelle Monaghan), he relishes in his role. Seeing him, makes you want to have more of him. And on the big screen. Even his latest output (Robocop - 2014) sees him being one of the best things in there. He has that special charisma.But back to the thriller at hand. A movie that tries to be clever and tries to lure the viewer with a few things. One of them being the back story of our lead. Her back story and another back story lead us straight to the current events of the movie. Though it is pretty solid, the movie never really gives us anything to root for. Even the ending is nothing that should be really surprising.