Author: Jodie Foster

Brand: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Format: Anamorphic

Release Date: 17-09-2002

Details: Product Description Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter, Sarah (Kristen Stewart),play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders--Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto) -- during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it. Amazon.ca Established as a child prodigy of American cinema since Seven and, above all, Fight Club, David Fincher knew his Panic Room, meant to explore the paranoid neuroses of the American bourgeoisie, was more than anticipated. Meg, a recently divorced woman, and Sarah, her rebellious teenager, are looking for a new home in the posh neighborhoods of New York. They settle on an apartment that is state-of-the-art in terms of security, equipped with a panic room. But what should one expect when the loot of a trio of burglars is located precisely in that room? With this tense thriller, Fincher delivers a visually highly original film, in the form of a chase where Forest Whitaker, as a brute with a soft heart, plays the cat and Jodie Foster, perfect as a strong woman a bit lost, the mouse. Each scene, starting with the inventive opening credits, hides a new discovery from this brilliant formalist that is Fincher. Precise and polished direction—especially at the beginning, when the large, silent house with white walls is, in itself, a source of anxiety—good pacing (burdened only by a needless final scene), and dynamic dialogue make this Panic Room a completely credible thriller with particularly gripping suspense. --Helen Faradji

UPC: 043396064577

EAN: 9780767867092

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood