Buried

I just finished watching 'Buried' minutes ago.  I sat speechless afterward for 5 minutes.  Yes, the Super Bowl was on, but I really don't care about sports, and honestly- I fell asleep during it.  But this isn't about sports.

Rodrigo Cortes did a fantastic job directing this!  At one point during the film I had to get up and move around because I was feeling claustrophobic!

Ryan Reynolds did a phenomenal job in this film.  As the only actor on screen, he carried the movie in a way few people could.  Seriously- being on camera for an hour and a half, being the only thing that can really bring emotion to the film- you have to be on your A game!



I refuse to go into the plot outline on this review- just take my advise. Basically the story is: A man wakes up in a coffin.  He was a contractor truckdriver in Iraq, and is assuming he is buried somewhere in Iraq.  In the coffin he finds: his zippo, his flask, a pencil, and a cell phone.  Later he finds a flashlight that goes out, a glowstick, a knife, and a ransom note  But I will talk about the camera angles- amazing! You would think an entire movie filmed inside a wooden coffin would be ridiculously boring- but it was anything but!  The lack of outside shots and other character's faces made you completely entwined in Reynold's performance.  It truly made the film a 'make or break'.


Seriously- go watch it now.  If you like thrillers you will like this.  If you like movies like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, you probably won't like this, because it has a plot. And real actors. And no CGI robots.