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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
I first discovered David Fincher when I saw Se7en, a disturbing, but thought-provoking film. To this day, Se7en sits atop my DVD collection and remains one of my favorite films. Following up the critical success of Se7en, Fincher directed The Game with ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
He has spent the last two years honing his chops for his other love, film criticism. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Not that there was anything wrong with the picture and sound of the previous Superbit release. But now Panic Room returns in a package that truly contains every imaginable extra, and then some. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
In the tradition of amazing films by David Fincher, who's work includes Se7en, The Game, and Fight Club, is Panic Room. If you have not seen this film, you really should… it is extremely visual and gripping, and definitely deserved a Superbit release. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
It's a terrific entertainment. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Bill Pearis)Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
A class act from its elegant opening titles to its intense, nail-biting climax. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Hugely enjoyable thriller by David Fincher, with Foster back on top form – stylish, thrilling and nail-bitingly suspenseful, this is top quality stuff, and a terrific ‘date-movie’ to boot (though for less than honourable reasons).Director David Fincher ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
David Fincher has been an interesting and promising director in my mind since Seven, and every one of his films is something special, with the exception of Alien3, but I'm not sure it even counts as a film he directed. After Fight Club, a terrific film, ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
"Panic Room" is a top-notch piece of filmmaking, and will be far more palatable to mainstream audiences than "Seven" and "Fight Club" were. It's unlikely we'll see a better thriller this year. I sort of hope we don't. I'm not sure my heart could take ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
David Fincher puts his audience in the Panic Room for his latest film, a claustrophobic thriller starring Jodie Foster and Forrest Whittaker in the two main roles. Framing his essentially one-setting cat and mouse game with the kind of visual virtuoso ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at In Film Australia
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Jason Bovberg)DVD Talk (Jason Bovberg)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (Audrey Rock-Richardson)Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (Audrey Rock-Richardson)
Just like a nightmare, only better. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (Audrey Rock-Richardson)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Joshua Vasquez)Matinee Magazine (Joshua Vasquez)
Panic Room fits nicely within the trajectory of the elegant career arc Fincher has already plotted. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Matinee Magazine (Joshua Vasquez)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Epinions.com (James E. Laczkowski)Epinions.com (James E. Laczkowski)
One of the year's most entertaining films from one of cinema's most reliable directors! ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Epinions.com (James E. Laczkowski)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
1 NOTE with SPOILERS (if you have not yet seen the film, do not read): For example, why doesn't the panic room have an independent air supply? Moreover, when Meg talks to the cops at the front door while the bad guys watch via camera, she has every ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Fincher builds a self-contained, claustrophobia-inducing thrill machine. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Marco Dzebro)MovieMaze (Marco Dzebro)
...read the complete Panic Room movie review at MovieMaze (Marco Dzebro)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
An old-house thriller retrofitted for the 21st century without any touch of unneeded flash, Panic Room is scary enough to do for downtown living what Jaws did for beaches. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Movie Mecca (--)Movie Mecca (--)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.57 out of 4 stars for Film Fever Film Fever
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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 the complete Panic Room movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christian PyleChristian Pyle
Whitaker plays the nice guy in the group; his character, Burnham, built the panic room and has been forced into crime by legal fees required to get custody of his kids. Country singer Yoakam is the psycho, Raoul. The casting of Yoakam seems strange for ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Christian Pyle
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Aleksandar ZambelliAleksandar Zambelli
Hitchcock became known in the film world for being a master of suspense and being an innovative filmmaker (remember the "Psycho" shower scene or the "Vertigo" rooftop scene). Fincher possesses the same qualities. His camerawork is mesmerizing. He brings ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Aleksandar Zambelli
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaça)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Panic Room is the ultimate example of Hollywood's obsession with the high concept: A divorced woman and her daughter move into a new house with a panic room, a secret room designed to keep out intruders. When intruders arrive, the woman and her ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Fincher is such a technically brilliant director that he can elevate a genre film--a suspenser about a damsel-in-distress--above its melodramatic trappings. The confined space (whole movie is set within a house) is no big challenge for him. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
By toying with that idea of 'perfect' safety -- because there's no such thing, of course -- Fincher provocatively punches our buttons. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Offers a tight plot audiences can digest with a mild suspension of disbelief. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for GamePro.com ("Star Dingo")GamePro.com ("Star Dingo")
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Common Guy's Movie Reviews (Paul Hall)Common Guy's Movie Reviews (Paul Hall)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Joel B. KirkJoel B. Kirk
The film is shot in clear blues, greens, and blacks by Darius Khondji who shot the beautiful looking ALIEN: RESURRECTION, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, and DELICATESSEN for French director JeanPierre Jeunet; and 1995's SE7EN for David Fincher.David Fincher ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Joel B. Kirk
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
The movie is not without a few flaws, such as a finale that is, while harrowing, quite improbable outside of a movie's universe, and some plot holes that might leave you scratching your head after you exit the theater. But for the most part, Panic Room ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Richard A. ZwellingRichard A. Zwelling
This sounds like a premise that could make for atrocious plot development, secondrate acting, and more laughs than thrills. Thankfully, the director is David Fincher, who has already given us Seven and Fight Club, two superiorly directed motion pictures ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Richard A. Zwelling
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
David Fincher’s Panic Room isn’t nearly the great film that his Fight Club was, but it wouldn’t stun me if the director never made a film that good again. Panic ’s opening scenes, in which the cat and mouse game that dominates the film is meticulously ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews.com (Shay Casey)Daily-Reviews.com (Shay Casey)
Fans of Fincher's ultra-dense Seven and Fight Club (and I'm one of them) may cringe at the comparison to De Palma, and consequently find themselves disappointed with the lack of thematic material in Panic Room. There is a little bit about the symbolic ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Shay Casey)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I don't think I've ever started any of my reviews by professing my love for another man, but I think that in this case, it makes a lot of sense. Have you guys seen the movie SE7EN? Have you had the chance to watch THE GAME? Have you lived inside the ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Critics writing reviews of Panic Room will likely delve into the cliché bag and pull out some of these familiar phrases: pulse-pounding, edge-of-the-seat, white-knuckler, thrill-a-minute, etc. However trite those sayings might be, they are appropriate for ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
This thriller, in the claustrophobic mode of "Rear Window", finds Meg (Jodie Foster), a recent divorcee, and her combative daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart), trapped in the secret vault/bomb shelter/safe room set up by their apartment's previous owner, a ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for kvikmyndir.comkvikmyndir.com
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bloody-DistgustingBloody-Distgusting
Overall, I liked this movie a lot. But if you need blood and explosions to keep your attention, this movie is not for you. ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Bloody-Distgusting
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) got a wad of money in her divorce settlement and is looking for a high-end place to live on New York's Upper West Side with her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart). What they find is a 4,800 square foot, three-story brownstone ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) are starting over after a messy divorce; they move into a 4-story brownstone with lots of space and a bonus feature. It has a panic room with its own security system, phone line, ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at The Movie Chicks
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
David Fincher has propelled himself over the years as one of the best directors out there right now despite only five films and spotty box office numbers. But it's not the numbers that matter to me but the quality of entertainment ( Fight Club and ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Foster is great. I read that Nicole Kidman had to pull out of the film after injuring her ankle. This was for the best, because Kidman doesn't project that toughness and slightly cold streak that ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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. David Fincher directs this long-awaited follow-up to his groundbreaking Fight Club, ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Bubakar AwardsThe Bubakar Awards
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Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik There are only two scenes in Panic Room that place its main characters in open air. The first is right at the beginning, and the second is the very final shot. In every scene between, director David Fincher creates a sense ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Panic Room (2002) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Popkorn JunkieThe Popkorn Junkie
The reviews I have read of this film have been less than flattering, and I just can't see why. "Panic Room" is much better than "Fight Club" and somewhat better than "Seven". After I was finished watching this film, I ...read the complete Panic Room movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
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