OK - This movie is fine. It is way better than I expected. There are times when it is smart to have low expectations.
Major problem: the reason we watch Ryan Reynolds is for his body. In this movie he is trapped in a coffin - no body viewing.
Great villain: I like the role of the military industrial complex as the villain in films these days. It is much more refreshing than Arabs or Eurotrash or human traffickers. They are a generic, amorphous blob to despise.
Added bonus: Ryan keeps trying to call people. He gets stupid operators, mean operators and bad hold music. I can sympathize. I have never been trapped in a coffin and I find that shit frustrating.
Nevertheless, this is not a great movie. The villains are way too poorly drawn, the phone conversations are a bit silly. His call to his mother is trite. Reynolds does well, the ending is good, so pick this one up. But also pick us these two:
1. 127 Hours (2010) - this is a movie about being trapped that passes the time with fantastic story and editing. The performance by James Franco beats out Reynolds easily.
2. The Vanishing (1998) - the original film from the Netherlands - not the American remake. This movie is insane. I consider it one of the scariest films of all time - in a disturbing way.
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