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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 Alien 3 withstanding). Fincher's other films: Se7en and The Game demonstrated that Fincher has the possibility of being the master of the thriller genre with two distinctly different types of thrillers. David Fincher now gives us a combination of the two directing styles of The Game and Fight Club with Panic Room.
Panic Room stars Jodie Foster as a soon-to-be divorced mother who moves into an unbelievably spacious apartment in New York that has three floors (possibly four, I lost count). The master bedroom is slightly smaller than the other rooms and that's because there is a secret area named (you'll never guess- that's right! da da da!) the panic room. The room was built in early times to protect the owners from burglars and such. The panic room is encased with several feet of concrete and a thick steel door that is impenetrable (this is never tested, more later). The equipment inside includes a bank of monitors much better than any security system you would see at the Pentagon, a few coolers of convenient medical and fire supplies and a phone line separate from the house.
Meg Altman (Foster) and her daughter Sarah (Stewart) are now settled into their new mansion when in the middle of the night three men break in but did not know someone had moved in yet. The three burglars: Burnham (Whitaker), Junior (Leto) and Raoul (Yoakam) go on with the plan despite the set back. As we already know the mother and daughter make it into the panic room before the baddies got them and the dilemma begins. What these guys are looking for is in the room and they are willing to do anything to get it. Each of the burglars has a skill (or stake) in the heist. But Burnham being a father has is the heart of the trio and refuses to do anything that may kill the tenants. For the sake of a one-note plot I won't divulge what exactly is in the panic room but suffice to say it's worth it.
The acting is quite good with Jodie Foster in top form after a lull in appearances on the big screen but since has come out a genius after turning down 2001's Hannibal. Foster doesn't have much to go on with her role but manages to turn in a job that compliments the suspenseful script.
With Foster, young Kristen Stewart has made the Hollywood scene and showed she has the talent to be an asset to any film. Stewart's role is important and it is essential that the child actor be not only talented but also bearable through an entire feature film (something that has doomed a few films at times).
The roles of the three burglars are acceptably one-dimensional and they provide some comedy relief throughout the film. One of the best and most underrated actors, Forest Whitaker lightens the load off the other's backs. Even though we only get a slight glimpse into his Burnham's personal life, we get the idea of why he's doing the job. The other two played by Jared Leto and Dwight Yoakam are purely there for greed and thereby. Leto and Yoakam do an amiable job and earn their paycheck.
David Koepp, the man behind Spider-Man and 1997's Stir of Echoes, wrote Panic Room. Echoes is one of my favorite films but was overshadowed by The Sixth Sense which came out the same time of year. His scripts are crisp with many thrilling moments that make him one of the best and reliable screenwriters out there right now. It's only fitting to match Koepp with David Fincher two rising "behind-the- camera" stars in Hollywood. A match made in heaven (in this critic's humble opinion).
While Panic Room is not the best Fincher film (that goes to Se7en) it still is a great addition for the director that I believe could become my generation equivalent of Alfred Hitchcock. Fincher has a ways to go but so far he has yet to make a complete stinker (knock on wood). He uses the same directing style we saw in Fight Club with camera movements through tight spaces and fast motions but this time around he found a script that deserves this solid direction.
Overall Panic Room is a good suspense/ thriller film that may not receive many accolades but deserves a spot as one of the best in a genre. I highly suggest this film for all David Fincher fans and especially those who like thrillers. There are a few questions that comes to one's mind if you think deeply about the plot but if you just accept what you see you will have a good time.
