Buried

Overview:  Ryan Reynolds, or Paul, is buried alive in a coffin with only a phone and a lighter, and like any self-respecting person he wants out… before the time runs out! Man I’m good at rhymes.

The Good:  This was a well crafted movie!  Even though the entire film is based in a coffin with Ryan Reynolds, I was at the edge of my seat the entire time.  What I was mainly afraid of was the possibility of the movie becoming boring because I thought “How can they make an hour and a half movie within a coffin and make it not suck?”  Well I don’t know how they did it, but they did; Ryan Reynolds’ coffin instead was like the Pandora’s Box of exciting storyline!  Ryan Reynolds was awesome in this movie, which isn’t a surprise since he’s great in everything, but he really made the “serious role” thing work this time (and no, “the Amityville Horror” doesn’t count).

The Bad:  basically all the “bad” that comes from this movie depends solely if you’re claustrophobic or not.  If you ARE claustrophobic, then this movie will probably give you nightmares for the rest of your life, then because of not having sleep you’ll turn into a zombie, and now that you’re a zombie your family won’t want to talk to you because your boring… long story short, don’t watch this movie if you’re afraid of small spaces; I’m not claustrophobic at all, and even this movie gave me the creeps.  Not that it can be helped, but the other bad part of this movie is that it’s all based in the coffin and you only ever see Ryan Reynolds… but if you have a problem with that then you’re probably claustrophobic, and you should refer to my previous statement.

The Ugly:  Despite the fact that you’re buried with Ryan Reynolds in a coffin for an hour and a half, this was quite the exciting movie that keeps you entertained the entire time, I was actually a little sad when it ended.  The one thing that you need to remember before watching this, if you decide to do so, is to buy all your claustrophobic friends a cab-ride home… they can thank you later.

3 out of 5