Looking at my last post and review, I realized that some of what I wrote could easily be found on other websites, and let's face it, much better ones than this - definitely more professional looking! So this time I'm just going to ditch the formality hopefully it'll work out better.
Buried.....okay, in summary this is about a man who works for an American transport company and whilst doing his job in Iraq, ends up being kidnapped and....BURIED.....alive. Yep....talk about havin' a very bad day!! He wakes up in a box. Think about that the next time you wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
Now it's not a very pleasant looking box, like the inside of a coffin would be like but more like a large crate. I can't imagine anyone being able to turn themselves around inside a coffin like he does. So he wakes up and for a short time completely freaks out. Not exactly surprising given his circumstances and he does get a little claustrophic - again, quite understandable! Anyway he finds a few things in with him, like a cellphone that he is able to use and one of two other items where the quality is of extremely dubious quality.
The guy who plays the lead role - Ryan Reynolds is usually found in more comedic roles but this time he's completely serious and the language reflects this. Since all the action takes place within the 'box' he needed to play the role very well to carry the viewer along with him. He does that well and convincingly. The film received positive critical acclaim and deservedly so for Reynolds' performance alone.
However, there were a couple of times during the movie when I thought he could possibly have had a remote chance to escape and he didn't. One time was when he had an unwanted visitor in the box who slithered out a hole in the side and instead of trying to find out where it had gone, he simply blocked the hole up to stop it returning......hmmmmm. I'll not tell you about the other one.
Oh and then there's the music at the end - I felt it was totally inappropriate for a film of this nature but I guess the makers thought otherwise and who am I to argue. The ending itself is not the typically feel-good ending we all usually expect and with that I'll write no more.
Hope you enjoy it!
