Probably the most commercial studio film I'll see this year, "Buried" stars Ryan Reynolds as an American worker in Iraq who wakes to find himself trapped in a coffin below ground. With a minimum of props (a lighter, a pen and a BlackBerry with a dwindling battery), the entire movie takes place within the confines of the box.
From the opening credits (a homage to the great Saul Bass credits of the past), the film is a technical tour de force, not just for the camera work in the right space but also for its sound design. Reynolds is, with one exception, the only actor on screen, with other characters appearing only as voices on the phone.
Ironically, this is a film that needs to be seen on the big screen -- I doubt that the intensity of the film would survive a viewing in a living room.
Recommended.
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