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P2 (2007) Rank 2 Reviews
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CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
At least P2 has a little bit of psychological thrill to it. ...read the complete P2 movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Joshua Tyler)
Film Threat (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Take "Red Eye," mix it with "Creep," and add a dash of "Haute Tension," finely puree with a sprinkle of camp, and what you have is a long tall glass of this demented horror film... ...read the complete P2 movie review at Film Threat (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Sometimes a hoary old cliche can come bubbling back to life if handled in a respectful and direct manner - and this describes P2 perfectly. ...read the complete P2 movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)
It knows what it is and never purports to be anything but efficient and engrossing. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Jam! Movies (Kevin Williamson)
The Critical Critics
The Onion A.V. Club
A basic dramatic rule holds that when two people are in conflict, with one pacing and pontificating wildly and the other sitting in a chair, the person in the chair holds all the power. Why? Because the ranting person is expending all the energy. In ...read the complete P2 movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Screen International
The film opens wide in North America this weekend as the first release from Summit's new theatrical distribution arm. Positioned opposite After Dark's HorrorFest 2 and between Saw IV and The Mist, P2 will have to do what theatrical business it can pretty ...read the complete P2 movie review at Screen International
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
The fact that writer/director Alexandre Aja (who helmed one of my fav genre films: High Tension) was attached to this (he wrote and produced), had my hopes cranked to âf*ck yeah!â Moreover, P2âs initial premise showed some promise. I mean, how can y ...read the complete P2 movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
San Francisco Chronicle (Walter V. Addiego)
There's some ghoulish humor in P2, and a couple of scares, but it's little more than the umpteenth variation of the woman-locked-in-a-house plot. ...read the complete P2 movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Walter V. Addiego)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
P2 is a serviceable gore-minded thriller - a competent execution of a premise that ultimately becomes hampered by its inherent constraints. For about the first two thirds of the roughly 90 minute running time, this is a solidly made motion picture, ...read the complete P2 movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)
Remember how 1408 demonstrated all you need for a successful horror film is a room, a guy, a few supernatural shenanigans, and just the right artistic touch to bring them all together? Well, the low-budget chiller P2 takes a similar bare-bones approach, ...read the complete P2 movie review at ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)
Fangoria
Parking garages have been exploited for their innate menace in so many scenes in so many thrillers that itâs surprising an entire film hasnât been set in one before P2. (Actually, in point of fact, one has: 2005âs more action-oriented direct-to-DVD ...read the complete P2 movie review at Fangoria
Slant Magazine (Rob Humanick)
P2 trembles in the shadow of Red Eye but it's not without its virtues. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Slant Magazine (Rob Humanick)
Opening to the soothing sounds of "Santa Baby," we see a dark parking
garage, specifically the P2 level, where everything appears tranquil and
quiet. Of course, this peace is quickly shattered in a movie that is way
too ready to trade suspense for ...read the complete P2 movie review at
ReelTalk (Geoff Roberts)
Although it's quite blood-curdling, P2 emerges as a captivating thriller. After reading an article about a woman who survived a brutal attack in a parking garage, first-time director Franck Khalfoun co-wrote the film's screenplay with Alexandre Aja and ...read the complete P2 movie review at ReelTalk (Geoff Roberts)
Variety
That's where Angela (Rachel Nichols), a harried executive, finds herself on Christmas Eve, and if there's a truism in American movies, it's this: Don't be the last to leave the building before a holiday. Only bad things can happen. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Variety
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Graham Killeen)
A mostly threadbare Christmas stocking with too many plot holes to patch. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Graham Killeen)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Routine but skillful, P2 takes a bare-bones premise and uses it to string up a series of escalatingly tense situations. ...read the complete P2 movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
P2 is nothing fancy or flashy. It could use more innovation, and either tension or dark creepiness, but all in all, it's not a bad directing debut for Khalfoun. ...read the complete P2 movie review at KPBS.org (Beth Accomando)
Film Journal International (Maitland McDonagh)
Harried corporate climber Angela Bridges (Rachel Nichols) is due at her family's annual Christmas Eve party, but she's working lateâas usual. Between fielding calls from her sister and the desperate apologies of Bob (Simon Reynolds), a co-worker who put ...read the complete P2 movie review at Film Journal International (Maitland McDonagh)
PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
How is it that Elvis has become the go-to sign of boysâ obsessions? From Nic Cage to Mystery Train to the Rock, Presley worship is a cute hint at nuttiness, a fantasy abandoned when the right girl comes along. P2 takes this incipience a step further. ...read the complete P2 movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Delivers its gore, even if it all feels like a film from the past and is certainly no holiday present." ...read the complete P2 movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Boston Globe
"P2" may sound a lot like a mountain. But it's actually the floor of a Park Avenue garage where young Angela (Rachel Nichols) has left her BMW for the day. It's Christmas Eve, and just before she can drive to her sister's, the car won't start. Now it ...read the complete P2 movie review at Boston Globe
The Arizona Republic
There is a moment in "P2" that is one of the most horrifying sequences to flash across the silver screen since Norman Bates in "Psycho" told Marion Crane that there was a vacancy at the Bates ...read the complete P2 movie review at The Arizona Republic
Eye for Film (Darren Amner)
Slasherpool (Anthro Fred)
A mediocre horror thriller at best ...read the complete P2 movie review at Slasherpool (Anthro Fred)
FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
About as basic and unmemorable as a horror flick gets. ...read the complete P2 movie review at FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
About as basic and unmemorable as a horror flick gets. ...read the complete P2 movie review at FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
Eye for Film (Darren Amner)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The Hills Have Eyes crew reunite yet again for another excursion into terror, though this time, the story is fairly routine. With so many exploitation flicks coming out of late in the horror genre, many of them involving a woman forced to submission by a ...read the complete P2 movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
P2 would be no more absurd as a movie about a vending machine button or a confused bingo dealer. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
Bloody-Disgusting
Thereâs a lot of hype surrounding the Alex Aja produced P2, which takes place entirely in a parking structure. Being that Ajaâs HILLS HAVE EYES failed to impress this reviewer I wasnât expecting all that much from P2. Even with low expectations I fo ...read the complete P2 movie review at Bloody-Disgusting
Boxoffice Magazine (Jay Antani)
a strictly middle-of-the-road entry in the slasher genre, scoring points for performances and areas of execution but running out of creative juice far too early, settling for stock chills and thrills ...read the complete P2 movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Jay Antani)
Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
Sit in your seat, take a nap, and just ask the person next to you to wake you up about an hour in. You'll be glad you did. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Just in time for the holidays comes this vile exercise in yuletide terror. On the plus side Rachel Nichols gets to run around in a slip most of the time. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)
IGN Movies (Scott Collura)
Manages to churn out enough tension and thrills to keep things interesting. ...read the complete P2 movie review at IGN Movies (Scott Collura)
Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Toda a trama nada mais é do que uma mera desculpa para enfiar a belíssima atriz num vestidinho branco justo e encharcá-la a fim de que ele fique ainda mais grudado em seu corpo escultural." ...read the complete P2 movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
San Francisco Chronicle
P2: Horror thriller. Directed by Franck Khalfoun. With Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley. (R. 98 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters, go to sfgate.com/movies)
French filmmaker ...read the complete P2 movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
Hollywood.com (Mark Burger)
Christmas movies just arenât what they used to be, and although this claustrophobic âwoman-in-jeopardyâ psycho-thriller is well-shot, itâs also repetitious and unpleasant. ...read the complete P2 movie review at Hollywood.com (Mark Burger)
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