Buried

Posted 13 years ago by myetvmedia

8.5/10

Rodrigo Cortes’ new film “Buried” takes the audience on a thrilling and modern day “who-done-it” starring Ryan Reynolds. When I first heard that the film takes place all in one location, I was concerned: could one actor, in one space, hold my attention for an entire feature? The answer, Ryan Reynolds can — and with flying colors.

“Buried” is a mystery, wrapped in a riddle, that is potentially buried somewhere in modern day Iraq. Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) finds himself alone in a wooden box, with only his cell phone and lighter. How and why he got there is the question asked throughout the film, and we discover the answer along with our puzzled protagonist Conroy. The audience is trapped down there with him feeling desperate, claustrophobic, suffocated. At times, it feels all too real.

If you are uncomfortable about tight spaces, this film will get you squirming in your seat. The use of darkness, practical light sources and sound help bring this film to life. You feel the walls closing in as Conroy’s cell phone battery starts to die. Cortes includes plenty of metaphors about capitalism, terrorism and human ignorance, through clever phone conversations between Conroy and various agency authorities he looks to for help. It really is a movie that stays with you long after you have left the theatre.

Ryan Reynolds has finally convinced me I can take him seriously. He brings a real character to the screen that we can relate too and even provides some of the comic relief we except from him throughout the film. He is brilliant and so is the imagination of Cortes for taking this chance on a one-location- wonder. This film is a must see at TIFF.

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