The title of the Panic Room comes from a room that resembles a secret room in the big house where Jodie lives in the film. At the beginning of the film, the real estate agent introduces Judy to the room, saying that this steel room with surveillance equipment and special equipment can be a refuge for the family when robbers invade. "You feel safe because they can't get in." But is it that simple? What if what the robber wanted was in this room? The focus of the entire film is here. Although this concept is not as sophisticated as "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Fight Club", it still has the potential to be brilliant if it develops well. However, too many loopholes in the plot of "Thriller Room" make the whole film unconvincing, and it does not have the unexpected shudder that David Fincher has brought to the audience in the past. Almost most of the plot can be easily and unhurriedly deduced.
In terms of characterization, the three thieves in the film are really out of character. Two of them are as stupid as the two idiots in "Home Alone", which is a bit too insulting to the intelligence of American thieves, especially in Manhattan, New York. How can there be a little bit of style in "The Seven Deadly Sins" played by Kevin Spacey as John Doe. And the only one who was smarter was a good old man. Sometimes I just don't know if I'm watching a horror movie or a comedy movie. And Judy also turned against the calm and intelligent image in "Silence of the Lambs". Except for being shrewd at the end, the rest of the time was a messed up look, and it was not as calm as a little girl. And her performance in the entire film is also lackluster. Although she is blameless, she has not been able to turn corruption into magic. In addition, speaking of the little girl, her unprovoked onset should be said to be a turning point in the plot of the film. However, this plot is too old-fashioned, as if the unfortunate children in these shocking films have some weird problems of one kind or another. Asthma is generally a director's favorite, such as the little girl Abby in Trapped in "Desperate", and the boy Morgan in "Signs of the Sky", both are this problem. This movie is a bit special.
David Fincher's images have always been distinctive. That sequence at the beginning of Fight Club once blew my mind. However, in "Thriller Space", the re-use of similar shots is more like a gimmick that has little to do with the plot and suspense. Without a good story and narrative, these uniquely stylized images also lose their inner flesh and are transformed into a gorgeous package that hides the emptiness of their interiors. Even if it attracts attention, it is difficult to hide the talents of David Fincher's Jiang Lang.
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