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Title: Buried (2010)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ryan Reynolds | ... | Paul Conroy | |
| José Luis García Pérez | ... | Jabir (voice) (as José Luis García-Pérez) | |
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Robert Paterson | ... | Dan Brenner (voice) |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Alan Davenport (voice) | |
| Samantha Mathis | ... | Linda Conroy (voice) | |
| Ivana Miño | ... | Pamela Lutti (voice) | |
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Warner Loughlin | ... | Maryanne Conroy / Donna Mitchell / Rebecca Browning (voice) |
| Erik Palladino | ... | Special Agent Harris (voice) | |
| Kali Rocha | ... | 911 Operator (voice) | |
| Chris William Martin | ... | State Department Rep. (voice) | |
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Cade Dundish | ... | Shane Conroy (voice) |
| Mary Birdsong | ... | 411 Female Operator (voice) (as Mary Songbird) | |
| Kirk Baily | ... | 411 Male Operator (voice) | |
| Anne Lockhart | ... | CRT Operator (voice) | |
| Robert Clotworthy | ... | CRT Spokesman (voice) | |
Waking groggy in pitch darkness, Paul Conroy, an American truck driver working in Iraq in 2006, slowly realizes he is trapped inside a wooden coffin, buried alive. With his cigarette lighter, he can see the trap he is in, and he quickly realizes that there's not enough air for him to live long. He finds within the coffin a working cellphone, which allows him contact with the outside world. But the outside world proves not to be very helpful at finding a man buried in a box in the middle of the Iraqi desert. Paul must rely on his best resource--himself. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Original and ingeniously basic premise full of suspense and intrigue in spite of developing only one scenario. Paul (Ryan Reynolds) is an U.S. truck driver working in Iraq . After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes up to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. He encounters within the coffin a working phone, which allows him contact with the outside world. With only a lighter and a cellphone it's a race against time to getaway this claustrophobic death trap . Paul must rely on his owns resources to survive , taking on serpent and burying .
This freaky and clever film chronicles fear ,desperation, paranoia of a kidnapped trucker in Iraq who faces off a completely Kafkaesque situation . This is a thrilling film in which the abducted starring quest to find answers and solutions to why he's imprisoned and getting freedom . The buried trucker very well performed by Ryan Reynolds works utilizing his skills and talents to survive the deadly trap which guard the coffin with serpent and falling down included , as using his intelligence he attempts to avoid get smashed because the coffin is caving itself in .
The picture succeeds because the thriller, tension , as well as a superbly written script delving into the human psyche in such extreme situation and our instinctive urges for survival . Despite low budget the picture manages to be intelligent, intriguing and thrilling. The good thing about this film is that the director made it on a shoestring budget only having to do one set , yet the movie works on many levels but is constantly reconfigured . The trucker contacts by means of cellular phone with the outside world asking for help various characters , they are played -voices-by prestigious American secondaries as Stephen Tobolowski , Kali Rocha and Erik Palladino ; furthermore Samantha Mathis who plays another hostage .The interesting plot bears special resemblance to 'The cube' and ¨Fermat's room¨ but also there's a dangerously premise with strangers closed attempting to find an exit to exasperating situations. Good musical score fitting to tension by Victor Reyes who is also film producer . Fine cinematography , and naturally , plenty of dark and shades by Eduard Grau . The motion picture is originally directed by Rodrigo Cortes . Rating : Good , better than average .