Buried
United States, Spain, France
2010
95 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
Synopsis
Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is a U.S. citizen working as a contract driver in Iraq. After a swift and sudden attack on his convoy, he awakens to find himself buried alive inside a coffin with nothing more than a lighter, a cell phone, and little memory of how he ended up there. Faced with limited oxygen and unlimited panic, Paul finds himself in a tension-filled race against time to escape this claustrophobic deathtrap before it’s too late.
If the sheer logistics of this premise are enough to make your head hurt, rest assured that director Rodrigo Cortés tackles these issues with relative ease, aided a great deal by a superbly convincing performance by Reynolds, the lone onscreen actor in the film. The result is a gripping and suspenseful thriller that will leave you gasping for air until the very end. —Sundance Film Festival
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Liam Peters
15Jan12
Brilliantly staged, wonderfully performed - Reynolds should've received awards attention for this turn - and unapologetically fast-paced, this claustrophobic's worst nightmare of a film starts and ends with a kick in the guts. It's a fantastic thriller that with other names attached would have been heralded far more than it was. One of the major surprises of its year of release.
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If only Ryan Reynolds would stick with making films like this
By Henrik Schunk on January 17, 2012
I am impressed by the daring feat of making a movie about a man trapped inside a box, set in the box, and nothing but the box. When I went to see this movie I still expected the movie to be partially… read review
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By Benoît on December 7, 2011
Pitch de départ sympathique que de nous proposer un gars enfermé dans un cercueil pendant une heure trente de film. Il restait à savoir si Cortés pouvait tenir la distance. La réponse est oui, mais… read review
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By Travis on September 20, 2011
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While I watched Buried, director Rodrigo Cortés’ latest film, two directors were popping in and out of my head: Michael Haneke and Alfred Hitchcock. I certainly wouldn’t place Cortés… read review
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By Heriberto Perez on May 14, 2011
People weren’t kidding when they said this movie was a claustrophobe’s worst nightmare, and I honestly couldn’t believe how well they did it. When you’re sitting in a dark silent room and the only… read review
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