Buried (2010)

It is a performances centric movie

Good concept, poorly executed.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the fine movie acted by Ryan Reynolds.... only he is visible and talking people for help through cell phone,in a wooden coffin ... this movie doesn't makes you dull...is very interesting and gives you thriller... last scene very is sad scene...

I was reading bad reviews and it lead me to check this films rating as... a huge film fan (over 1000dvds in my collection), I love all sorts, but this was a piss poor excuse of a film!So.. the whole concept of keeping the guy isolated to make the audience feel it and pulled in, yes, good idea.. for a bit, then it just got rather dull, so much so I started to get frustrated.. How much do Films cost and make on box office? I started working out how much it would take me to recreate the movie.. the most expensive thing in the film was the guys blackberry.. Don't listen to any review that says it's good or artistic as it was a complete bag of drivel! I would rather watch ANY film than this again!! Any!

2010's "Buried" with Ryan Reynolds is an amazing movie! The whole movie takes place where Paul is trapped, which is something I really liked. The Movie was especially depressing when you find out he has a wife and son. At the end of the movie, I was on the edge of my seat! He called his wife and told her he was about to get out. She made him promise that he'd be home and he promised. Then he calls the people who are getting him out. Only to find out that they went to the wrong area. So he's is left to drown in the sand that is falling through the coffin. And that's where it ends... with the coffin full of sand... and nothing else. I give this movie a 10/10 and need to buy it!!

Now now, I know what you are thinking. "How can a film set entirely in a small box be exciting?". To which I would've agreed with you, yet somehow director Rodrigo Cortés electrified me with his solid directing style. To have a camera freely moving with a person inside such a compact space is an achievement in itself. The story is about truck driver Paul Conroy who wakes up gagged, buried and running out of oxygen. He is forced to figure out how he got there where his survival skills are put to the ultimate test. What I admired was the balance of fear, thrills and dark comedy. In a situational film where character development is pushed aside, it is imperative that our lead character is likeable so that it is worth investing the time. They could be running through fire, swimming in shark infested waters or even drifting endlessly in space, if we can't relate to the character on an emotional level then there is no point. At all. After a slight rushed start, I can say this film worked. All thanks to Ryan Reynolds with one of his best performances by far. Multiple layers to his character that were well expressed. Laughing in times of crisis, angry in times of frustration and emotional in times of solace. He made Paul Conroy human. I sympathised with him and the situation he was in. Forget about the solitude of being in a tiny dark coffin, this film teaches you not how to survive in circumstances like this...no no. It teaches you how absolutely infuriating being put on hold is. My word it is the worst! So yes, I felt Conroy's rage and would've reacted the same way. There were times where the story dragged but it was bound to happen. Creating a 95 minute story in one small location is an achievement. Cortés' direction was so tight! He impressively captures the feeling of claustrophobia using low lighting and consistent shots of the walls, highlighting the sense of being trapped. The musical score didn't work for me, would've preferred silence. But a damn decent thriller with an outstanding performance.