Sunday, January 23, 2011

Buried

Spanish director Rodrigo Cortés delivers a riveting and claustrophobic thriller. An American truck driver wakes up in a coffin with only a lighter and mobile phone without knowing where is buried in the Iraqi desert. Cortés and writer Chris Sparling managed to make a taut and heart pounding thriller with one character and one location. The film depends on the performance of Ryan Reynolds who delivers his best performance as the man trying to survive while coping with his situation. Cortés and cinematographer Eduard Grau find inventive ways to keep the tension and interest throughout the film. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.

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