Directed by:
Rodrigo CortésScreenplay:
Chris SparlingCinematography:
Eduard GrauComposer:
Víctor ReyesCast:
Ryan Reynolds, Stephen Tobolowsky, Samantha Mathis, Ivana Miño, Erik Palladino, José Luis García Pérez, Anne Lockhart, Tess Harper, Kali Rocha (more)VOD (1)
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Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is not ready to die and when he wakes up six feet underground in a wooden coffin with only a mobile phone and lighter time is not on his side. Buried alive with no idea of who put him there or why? Life for Paul becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery and a dwindling oxygen supply are his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time: Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true. (Icon Film Distribution)
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I'm sad to say that this claustrophobic spectacle didn't impress me at all. I acknowledge that the screenplay writer and director achieve maximum results with minimal space and resources to keep the viewer's attention, but it's still a very relative success. What matters to me is that I can't believe in the film. Granted, with other genres, I don't concern myself as thoroughly with the logic of what I see, and I'm not strict in my assessment because otherwise, I wouldn't enjoy them at all. However, the fact that this thriller is based on nonsense should be easily uncovered even by an elementary school student. Overall impression: 40%. ()
Yeah, Buried is a very interesting film that takes place in one coffin with one man, one lighter, one mobile phone, one pen… but to tell you the truth, all that minimalism ends up being almost too limiting. I would have liked to have a look somewhere out of that box, which is proof that the creators didn’t fully manage to turn an attractive premise into a feature film. Buried is certainly worth watching, it’s one of the best thrillers of the year, but it didn’t make me bite my nails or get up from my chair in tension, and the logic leaves the stage too often for my taste. 70 % ()
Logic takes a beating in a much harsher way than I'm used to in the thriller genre, and everything relies solely on Ryan Reynolds. He delivers a performance as likable as usual, but unfortunately he doesn't have, nor could he have, the ability to carry the whole film on the surface of a single coffin, even with enough oxygen and signal. The salvation of this good but poorly executed concept is the ending, which, despite my slight apathy towards the protagonist's actions, stretched me to the brink of breaking. ()
The equipment from which MacGyver would make a mining drill, an air supply that exceeds the physical limit of volume and a phone signal that would make a regular operator pay in gold are compensated by an unpredictable plot and an excellent Ryan Reynolds. What is most surprising is that the director squeezes the original concept throughout the entire runtime, without any significant slump or climax. Rodrigo Cortés is a concept for the future, and not just for those opening "Hitchcock credits." 4 ½. ()
Yeah, Buried is a very interesting film that takes place in one coffin with one man, one lighter, one mobile phone, one pen… but to tell you the truth, all that minimalism ends up being almost too limiting. I would have liked to have a look somewhere out of that box, which is proof that the creators didn’t fully manage to turn an attractive premise into a feature film. Buried is certainly worth watching, it’s one of the best thrillers of the year, but it didn’t make me bite my nails or get up from my chair in tension, and the logic leaves the stage too often for my taste. 70 % ()
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