is difficult to talk about Buried without gutting the events occurring during development. The least I can say is what everyone knows: Buried is about a man who wakes up buried in a coffin without knowing how he ended up in this situation, and during the whole film gets caught in it with a lighter as a light source and a mobile as a tool to communicate abroad. This isolation of the protagonist is not entirely original, as many cite history as some of Hitchcock films (as or Castaway Rope) as evident traces of its director, Rodrigo Cortés . But as I have not seen these films, to disguise my lack film culture I quote Last Call , 2002 movie that Joel Schumacher Kiefer Sutherland remains locked Colin Farrell in a phone booth during the whole film. The main difference between this reference to the film that concerns us is that Buried the protagonist is in the midst of a big city, with people around, but that is several feet underground and all alone.
At this point, it would separately evaluate the script and other aspects of the film. The management work is notable because it manages to remain faithful its premise: everything happens in a coffin. In fact within seven coffins designed appropriately for different technical situations. So does Cortés take full advantage of the situation that has plunged his long-suffering protagonist. Here too we must mention the magnificent performance, rather than convincing, a Ryan Reynolds sweating and it seems that even real blood. No doubt his performance (recommended listen original version) helps the viewer empathize and feel trapped in the great hall of cinema.
In contrast, it is in the script where this movie fails. And not because it is evil in itself, but by expectations that all media have generated around this work. It should be clarified that this is a script already written before conception, the film repeatedly rejected until he read it and decided Cortes boldly direct. Thus, one hears that they will release a film set entirely in a coffin, with a single actor, and over hears wonders for the privileged who have seen her, and hopelessly think you should hide behind a script very powerful not to bore during the last hour and a half. It is then understandable disappointment when you go to the movies and finds that the script is not for Therefore, in addition to some blunders that are forgiven in a work of fiction. Besides a couple of specific times, supposedly shocking but seem totally out of place and detract from realism to development. Not to mention the political message that the tape shows no complex, it suffers from obvious and simple and just grinding.
This is a very common problem today and always, when in excess maginfican means any type of work, and generate expectations that only true masterpieces will be able to keep. Unfortunately, Buried is not one of those movies that we all expect.
