A good movie

Even though there was a pretty good buzz about this flick, it wasn't really successful when it was released but I think it's too bad. Since then, Ryan Reynold has been showing up in some commercial features which all pretty much flopped ('Turbo', 'R.I.P.D.', 'The Change-Up', 'Green Lantern') so I wonder how his career will further go. Anyway, this movie is probably his best I have seen so far. Indeed, the premise was really intriguing and it was really surprising how minimalistic the whole thing was. Indeed, for 90 minutes, you just have Ryan Reynolds stuck in a coffin and there is no flashback, no images of the outside world but it was terribly efficient. This way, you are really able to share the claustrophobia and I can't imagine how terrible it must have been for Reynolds (apparently, they shot the whole thing in just 14 days but still). Eventually, the whole concept was quite bold but, unfortunately, rather limiting. I mean, what can you do with a guy in a coffin for 90 minutes? Therefore, they threw in a whole bunch of stuff in this box to occupy the running time and, even though it was efficient, it didn't always add up. Still, the tension was pretty high towards the end and the ending was pretty crushing. To conclude, even though it wasn't really amazing, it remains a very interesting thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10