Panic Room
Good acting and pacing, a creeping sense of dread in the first half, fun camerawork – and an incredibly cool title sequence. But nothing in David Fincher’s home invasion thriller raises it above the average good scary movie. I enjoyed it on that basis. But since Fincher directed “Seven” and, most notably, the masterpiece “Fight Club,” I expected more of a fresh twist on this genre picture.
Still, it’ll probably be Fincher’s most lucrative effort, since it’s safe and marketable in The Age of Ron Howard. Maybe that will give him the momentum he needs to keep surprising and thrilling us in the future.
Lemme ask you a question. No, make that two questions…
Why was Fight Club a masterpiece? I saw it, it WAS interesting, but to me, masterpiece is a stretch.
Have you dissected it in this weblog before? If so, can you give me the link?