Lionsgate has announced a September 24th release date for Buried, their “Ryan Reynolds in a coffin” film. That’s right- the entire 90-minute film is simply Reynolds inside a box buried in the ground, and the camera never leaves it. It’s an interesting concept, to be sure, but the response to it has been a bit mixed.
The official synopsis:
In Buried, Paul (Reynolds) is a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Read Devin’s Sundance review for more, and check out the teaser trailer and clip below for an idea of what to expect.
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That's rather crummy sound for a trailer. Buried sounds like a very, very intriguing concept but it might work better as a short film.
It's been the set-up for several TV episodes. The Tarrantino scripted/directed CSI two-parter comes to mind in particular. Kill Bill obviously had that plot point too. I wonder if they'll be there the time with the camera or it'll be inserts of life before the coffin…
Two hours of watching Ryan Reynolds suffocate SOUNDS like it was made just for me, but I'm surprised to find I don't care.
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