Fincher eschews quick cuts in favor of long, leisurely ones. He knows what he's doing, and the proof is in the result. The suspense in Panic Room never ebbs, and that makes for a thoroughly entertaining -- if somewhat exhausting -- 108 minutes.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Panic Room is Fincher's high-style testament to the cool things movies can do to make us jump out of our seats in the dark.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
The movie, which suggests a combination of "Wait Until Dark" and "Rear Window," not only takes your breath away on an aesthetic level, it eloquently evokes the mother's and daughter's vulnerability.Read Full Review »
75
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The movie resembles a chess game; the board and all of the pieces are in full view, both sides know the rules, and the winner will simply be the better strategist.Read Full Review »
A fairly standard exercise in claustrophobic menace. It is also an exercise in style.Read Full Review »
63
USA Today: Mike Clark
Things move fast enough to make it a movie to enjoy and then forget.Read Full Review »
60
Slate: David Edelstein
Panic Room is fluidly made, and it keeps the audience quiet and unpleasantly gripped. But the only surprise is the absence of surprise; that trap is in too-plain view.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
What's surprising about this traditional thriller, moderately successful but not completely satisfying, is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be.Read Full Review »
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