Ryan Reynolds as Paul Conroy is a truck driver working for a private contractor in Iraq. He gets up from his blackness and finds himself in a Coffin which is few feets below the ground. He finds a Cellphone and a Zippo lighter inside the coffin. In due time, he learns that he has been kidnapped and held as hostage in a coffin. The Kidnappers want a ransom from his people. They want him to make a video and send it to the captors. This is more of a Suspense Thriller movie where the director Rodrego Cortes tries to keep his audience at their toes on all moments till the end of the movie.They are ingenious in keep more plausible action than you can ever expect.Paul tries to communicate with his wife and American FBI but he gets stranded most of the time in hold and voicemail , which is really not good when you are buried in a coffin.
Director makes a smart move as not to go through any of the footage of Paul’s Kidnapping or the kidnappers or anything from other end of people conversing. Cortes has done a amazing direction in terms of voice from both the ends of the people, the frustration of Ryan with the limited amount of space available. This is one of the most gripping movies that I have seen so far. It’s a edge of the seat thriller. A perfect 90 mins odd movie fully concentrated on Ryan who gives a Mesmerizing performance. In terms of sheer craftsmanship, this is a superb film
Rating: 4/5- Very Good
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