PROS: COLIN FARREL isn't a bad actor, nor is he bad to look at. But in all seriousness, the acting wasn't too bad. Most of the time the characters were stagnant, even the person on the phone, but they were more good than bad on average. That's why it's a pro.
CONS: The movie was wicked boring. When you have a one location thriller it becomes vital that you find something in that one location that could help influence the depth of the story. I felt that the director trapped himself in a corner when he chose this location. He ended up relying too heavily on character development to make the story scary, but that was a poor decision. It was a questionable choice because the actors were mediocre, and a movie that relies so heavily on acting (like the director anticipated) needs to have that something special to propel the movie forward. Since they didn't have this the movie fell flat. To summarize this bit, you had a man standing in a box with nothing really captivating or alluring to keep you watching and the only thing you did have to watch was OK actors waiting to say their lines. If that snippet wasn't enough, the ending was horrific. Not in like horror meaning scary, like horror meaning omg this is awful. The end sort of takes everything that was done in the movie and throws it away, in a garbage can, that then goes to the landfill, then gets squished and incinerated. That was how bad the end was, and that was all to top off a boring movie with a man standing talking with a stranger for 2 hours.
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CONS: The movie was wicked boring. When you have a one location thriller it becomes vital that you find something in that one location that could help influence the depth of the story. I felt that the director trapped himself in a corner when he chose this location. He ended up relying too heavily on character development to make the story scary, but that was a poor decision. It was a questionable choice because the actors were mediocre, and a movie that relies so heavily on acting (like the director anticipated) needs to have that something special to propel the movie forward. Since they didn't have this the movie fell flat. To summarize this bit, you had a man standing in a box with nothing really captivating or alluring to keep you watching and the only thing you did have to watch was OK actors waiting to say their lines. If that snippet wasn't enough, the ending was horrific. Not in like horror meaning scary, like horror meaning omg this is awful. The end sort of takes everything that was done in the movie and throws it away, in a garbage can, that then goes to the landfill, then gets squished and incinerated. That was how bad the end was, and that was all to top off a boring movie with a man standing talking with a stranger for 2 hours.
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