Panic Room
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65 out of 100

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  • Starring: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart
  • Summary: A newly divorced mother (Foster) and her young daughter are caught in a cat-and-mouse game with three intruders who break into their New York apartment searching for a hidden cache of cash.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    90
    An old-house thriller retrofitted for the 21st century without any touch of unneeded flash, Panic Room is scary enough to do for downtown living what Jaws did for beaches.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    80
    Always adept at hitting emotional cues cleanly, Foster in this role also lets herself get lost in the moment, which is something she hasn't often allowed herself to do since "The Silence of the Lambs."
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: David Grove
    80
    A very scary film, well made and lovingly dark, and it illustrates how terrified we are of becoming the victims we see on TV.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    A well-crafted exercise in urban paranoia that's so controlled it never achieves the reckless, visceral immediacy its subject matter demands.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 43
  3. Negative: 5 out of 43
  1. MarshallM.
    10
    Amazingly intelligent! one of my favorites! muss -see!!!
  2. felipescavo
    10
    One of the best thrillers I've ever seen.
    Starting with the wonderful production led by David Fincher. The camera movements are spectacular.

    The performances of Jodie Foster and Forest Whitaker are absolutely incredible. I believe that without these big names in the cast, the movie wouldn't be the same.
    It's like a chess game: Every movement, from both sides, is done with intelligence and shrewdness, which leaves us breathless.    … Collapse
  3. Jake
    8
    Fincher just never seems to be able to make the transition from a good director to a great director....oh well, this is pretty damn good movie, very suspensful at parts, and contradicting what Pat said, pretty memorable in my mind at least. But when it comes down to it, it's pure entertainment.....there's not much susptance to the idea, and there could have been (maybe had M. Night written the screenplay) but what the film does well, it does very well.… Expand
  4. BlakeJ
    7
    Somehow it manages to be "good". I don't know how. It must have something to do with Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, and David Fincher being rolled into one...the acting wasnt great, but it kept me glued to the screen, somehow.… Expand

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