A thug breaks into a specialized car with a special security system that keeps him trapped inside with no one being able to hear him crying for help.A thug breaks into a specialized car with a special security system that keeps him trapped inside with no one being able to hear him crying for help.A thug breaks into a specialized car with a special security system that keeps him trapped inside with no one being able to hear him crying for help.
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- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Ailén Mazioni
- Mujer oficinista
- (as Ailén Mazkin)
Lucas Pose
- Ladrón
- (as Lucas Posse Cuellar)
Mariano Azcurra
- Ladrón
- (as Mariano Damián Azcurra)
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What a strange film that begins like a thriller in the line of PHONE GAME, or BURIED and then looks like DOG DAY AFTERNOON or a social drama. Yes, a very strange feature where you actually have two movies for the price of one. I was surprised, not a bad stuff after all. Not bad at all.
Good execution with clear message, someone did wrong thing impact those victims for sure and bring out social issue in Argentina. We revenge for whom doing wrong things but does it mean our revenge justified ? So many level of thinking after watching this movie.
I would've given this movie a 10 because it's original and held my attention. But, the ending just lacked that feeling of satisfaction.
So, in many ways the premise of this film was pretty unrealistic! Some complain it was slow! Given the storyline I hardly expected it to be action packed. Peter Lanzani did a great job carrying the weight of the movie. I watched through the credits and I'm glad I stayed with. Not an Academy Award worthy film, but was enjoyable to watch.
Petty criminal Ciro (Peter Lazani) while walking through a neighborhood in Buenos Aires sees an SUV that catches his interest and breaks into it in order to steal anything valuable. However, Ciro's seemingly easy mark turns into a nightmare as he becomes unable to exit the car once in it and none of the pedestrians can see or hear him as the car is sound proofed with polarized windows nor can he force an escape as the car is fitting with bulletproof glass. As he deals with dehydration, hunger, and isolation, the car's owner Enrique Ferrari (Dady Brieva) revels sadistically in Ciro's suffering.
4x4 is an Argentinian crime thriller directed by Mariano Cohn who co-wrote the film with his producer and collaborator Gastón Duprat. The film is inspired by a news story in which a car thief became trapped inside the car he was trying to steal with Cohn and Dupart crafting a premise from the story that they believed could speak to issues in Argentina involving insecurity and property crimes within the country as well as wealth disparity with the two also soliciting input from people not affiliated with film production in order to craft the film's approach to the discourse of the subject matter while lead actor Peter Lazani studied the performances of Ryan Reynolds and Colin Farrell in Buried and Phone Booth respectively to approach the central performance which would mostly be a one man show. 4X4 is an ambitious film with high concept premise that has a lot on its mind, even if I feel like it stretches itself in order to achieve the ends it seeks.
The movie does a solid job of introducing its contained premise as for the most part the first half-hour or so is mostly silent as Ciro slips into the luxury 4x4 in order to steal its stereo. While the film wears its commentary about wealth disparity and property crimes in Argentina on its sleeve, it is effectively done even if it does make Ciro hard to sympathize with particularly as he attempts to add insult to inury by urinating in the car after stealing the stereo before learning he's trapped in it. Peter Lazani gives a good central performance as Ciro and while he is playing a pretty reprehensible character (down to the fact the movie reveals he has killed people in past crimes) he does add some humanity to the performance that keeps the limited location story engaging. There are some contrivances in the film like Ciro's phone running out of batteries or a lengthy dream sequence in the film that felt like a massive culdesac (it felt like it was trying to emulate the movie 1408, but there was actually a reason for it there that's missing here) and third act feels like it makes the commentary a little too heavy handled in a very public spectacle that culminates in a very rushed epilogue that in theory should be fine but in practice doesn't arrange the pieces in a satisfying whole.
4x4 is certainly a movie that using a limited budget and location for big performances and ideas even if I feel those ideas could've done with a bit more polish. While I did like the film better than Buried (at least by way of not having a nihilistic ending) I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Phone Booth or 1408. 4x4 is nonetheless a decent small scale thriller that's worth a one time rental provided you're willing to indulge some rough spots and stumbles.
4x4 is an Argentinian crime thriller directed by Mariano Cohn who co-wrote the film with his producer and collaborator Gastón Duprat. The film is inspired by a news story in which a car thief became trapped inside the car he was trying to steal with Cohn and Dupart crafting a premise from the story that they believed could speak to issues in Argentina involving insecurity and property crimes within the country as well as wealth disparity with the two also soliciting input from people not affiliated with film production in order to craft the film's approach to the discourse of the subject matter while lead actor Peter Lazani studied the performances of Ryan Reynolds and Colin Farrell in Buried and Phone Booth respectively to approach the central performance which would mostly be a one man show. 4X4 is an ambitious film with high concept premise that has a lot on its mind, even if I feel like it stretches itself in order to achieve the ends it seeks.
The movie does a solid job of introducing its contained premise as for the most part the first half-hour or so is mostly silent as Ciro slips into the luxury 4x4 in order to steal its stereo. While the film wears its commentary about wealth disparity and property crimes in Argentina on its sleeve, it is effectively done even if it does make Ciro hard to sympathize with particularly as he attempts to add insult to inury by urinating in the car after stealing the stereo before learning he's trapped in it. Peter Lazani gives a good central performance as Ciro and while he is playing a pretty reprehensible character (down to the fact the movie reveals he has killed people in past crimes) he does add some humanity to the performance that keeps the limited location story engaging. There are some contrivances in the film like Ciro's phone running out of batteries or a lengthy dream sequence in the film that felt like a massive culdesac (it felt like it was trying to emulate the movie 1408, but there was actually a reason for it there that's missing here) and third act feels like it makes the commentary a little too heavy handled in a very public spectacle that culminates in a very rushed epilogue that in theory should be fine but in practice doesn't arrange the pieces in a satisfying whole.
4x4 is certainly a movie that using a limited budget and location for big performances and ideas even if I feel those ideas could've done with a bit more polish. While I did like the film better than Buried (at least by way of not having a nihilistic ending) I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Phone Booth or 1408. 4x4 is nonetheless a decent small scale thriller that's worth a one time rental provided you're willing to indulge some rough spots and stumbles.
Did you know
- TriviaA billboard can be seen in the street for an imaginary sequel to El hombre de al lado (2009), which Mariano Cohn co-directed with co-writer Gastón Duprat.
- GoofsThe A/C cannot turn on without the engine running.
- ConnectionsRemade as A Jaula (2022)
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- $1,292,773
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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