| The Panic Room Review |
| by Joel B. Kirk (Rating: 4/5) |
| A divorced woman and her daughter are caught up in a cat-and-mouse
game inside their newly bought New York brownstone as three burglars
come looking for a hidden collection of cash. Mother and daughter hide
in the 'panic room,' a secret room designed...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| The idea behind Panic Room is simple enough. Meg Altman (Jodie Foster)
and her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) have recently moved into a
spacious house in Manhattan after Meg divorces her millionaire husband
(Patrick Bauchau). On their first night...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| What a delicious feast of filmmaking. It is visually stimulating,
savory in tension and spicy in its use of sound and silence. Visible
thought machine Jodie Foster is wonderful to watch when she's put to
the test in any film, and in this one she...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by John Sylva (Rating: C+) |
| In David Fincher's Panic Room, mother and daughter Meg and Sarah Altman,
played by Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart, find themselves locked in the
claustrophobic safe–"panic"–room of their lavish New York apartment with no
means of escape or outside...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| /Panic Room/ is a straight-forward but highly entertaining
thriller. Considering that almost all action happens in a single house
in New York City, this is not a small accomplishment. more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: A) |
| David Fincher looked into the abyss and backed away.
After the taut, nifty cleverness of The Game, he
threatened to turn to ponderous Philosophy 101
filmmaking with the overrated Fight Club; he returns
now with Panic Room, both his most conventional...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Christian Pyle (Rating: B) |
| Panic Room
Reviewed by Christian Pyle
Directed by David Fincher
Written by David Koepp
Starring Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and
Dwight Yoakam
Grade: B more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
| CAPSULE: Fairly standard woman-in-distress suspense story
as three men try to break into her new home, a Manhattan
mansion. Matters are complicated by the existence of a
special high-security fortified room. The tension is
high,...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B) |
| Have you heard about the newest real estate
listing on the Upper West Side? Only the wealthy
need apply. It's a palatial, brownstown
townhome. The previous owner was an industrial
tycoon who had recently passed away. And, this
multi-level unit amply...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
| Directed by David Fincher. Screenplay by David Koepp. Starring Jodie
Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker. Running time: 112 minutes. Rated
AA for coarse language by the MFCB. Reviewed on April 4th, 2002. more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Aleksandar Zambelli (Rating: 8/10) |
| Hollywood, as most of the movies coming out of it seem to present it, is
the factory of recycled trash aimed at the viewer/consumer. True or false,
it is really not the important issue here. What most people fail to realize
is that Hollywood is also a...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| David Fincher's "Panic Room" is an intense, sweat-inducing, claustrophobic
thriller. It moves with the ease of a craftsman who ably pulls one visual
stunt after another, keeping us on the edge of our seats as the situations
grow more and more haywire....more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2/4) |
| PANIC ROOM (2002) 2 stars out of 4. Starring Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart,
Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Dwight Yoakam, Patrick Bauchau, Ann Magnuson and
Ian Buchanan. Music by Howard Shore. Written by David Koepp. Directed by David
Fincher. Rated R....more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Columbia Pictures/Indelible
Director: David Fincher
Writer: David Koepp
Cast:Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight
Yoakam, Jared Leto, Patrick Bauchau, Ann Magnuson, Ian
Buchanan, Andrew Kevin Walker, Paul...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Left by her wealthy older husband for another woman, an emotionally
unsteady Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her teenage daughter Sarah (Kristen
Stewart) move into the massive brownstone of a deceased, eccentric
millionaire.
Besides being one of the...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-) |
| PANIC ROOM (director: David Fincher; screenwriter: David Koepp;
cinematographers: Conrad W. Hall and Darius Khondji; editors: James Haygood and
Angus Wall; music: Howard Shore; cast: Jodie Foster (Meg Altman), Forest
Whitaker (Burnham), Dwight Yoakam...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of 'THE PANIC ROOM' (Columbia Pictures)
Director David Fincher specializes in visually stylish thrillers
("Seven," "Fight Club"), so it's not surprising that the opening sequence -
Manhattan buildings with title credits...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Michael B. Scrutchin (Rating: B-) |
| --------------------
Year Released: 2002
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Fincher
Writer: David Koepp
Cast: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto, Kristen
Stewart, Patrick Bauchau.
-------------------- more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Christopher Null (Rating: 4/5) |
| It’s Home Alone for grown-ups. And just like kids ate up Macaulay Culkin and
his homebound adventure, Panic Room is a real (yet creepy) crowd-pleaser for
adults. more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| In medieval times a castle keep was a heavily fortified, camouflaged safe
room that the lord of the manor could use to hide from an invading enemy.
When Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart)
move into a big old brownstone on...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
During their first evening in a New York brownstone home, newly divorced mom and
her doting daughter, trap themselves in a panic room after three burglars break
into their residence. The robbers want to get inside the room but the two ladies
aren't...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 9/10) |
| Thanks to entertainment tabloid shows and gossip magazines, David Fincher's
Panic Room is the kind of film that, at least prior to its theatrical
release, is known much more for what happened behind the camera than in
front of it. Eyes Wide Shut was...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| Panic Room (2002)
Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared
Leto, Patrick Bauchau, Ann Magnuson. Screenplay by David Koepp. Directed
by David Fincher. 112 minutes.
Rated R more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Knowing that PANIC ROOM is directed by SE7EN's David Fincher is enough to panic
most viewers before they even enter the theater. The anticipation of gruesome
acts is usually scarier than the actual carnage. In an intriguing opening title
sequence, the...more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Robin Clifford |
| Alex (William H. Macy) needs to see a shrink. He's facing a mid-life
crisis, is unhappy with his marriage and worried about his son. He also
wants to leave the family business. Alex is a hit man with a conscience and
wants out in "Panic." more |
| The Panic Room Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Roxie Releasing
Director: Henry Bromell
Writer: Henry Browell
Cast: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Donald Sutherland,
Tracey Ullman, John Ritter, David Dorfman, Barbara Bain more |
