The Elevator

Nice movie, well done and not at all obvious. I don't understand why it has an insufficient average

So I'm trying to figure out if this is really a true story. It's being advertised as a true story. But other reviews say that is a not a true story who is correct? Also who was injected with the pentanol? Did he shoot her or did she shoot herself? I thought the movie was pretty good, a bit suspenseful. One part of the movie that was not convincing, how did she pull him up through the elevator hatch? Any feedback on this movie would be appreciated. The end was a little confusing. Did Jack die at the end of the movie? What had happened to the security guard? Again is this a true story? I would recommend watching the "Golden Glove" that is a true story.

As a critic I indulge myself by scoffing at loopholes in thrillers that could not exist without them. I guess I'm seeking the ideal of a thriller existing entirely in a world of physical and psychological plausibility. "The elevator" is about as close as I'm likely to get. Yes, there are moments when I want to shout advice at the screen, but just as often the characters are ahead of me. They also ask the same questions I'm asking, of which the most heartfelt, in a thriller, is "why didn't we do that?" The movie, directed by Massimo Coglitore and written by Mauro Graiani and Riccardo Irrera, embraces realism almost as a challenge. The movie resembles a chess game; the board and all of the pieces are in full view, both sides know the rules, and the winner will simply be the better strategist. Once we sense "The elevator" isn't going to cheat, it gathers in tension, because the characters are operating out of their own resources, and that makes them the players, not the pawns. The shot combines physical and virtual camera moves, a reminder that Coglitore is a visual virtuoso. He's also a master of psychological gamesmanship.

So this is low budget but it is a good find. I'd rather give it a 6.5 rating because it is better than 6 but not quite a 7. This has a limited cast and it is shot mostly in an elevator. I like watching films like this just to see if people can come up with some interesting scenarios for such a tight set. It really isn't too bad. The acting is decent for the most part. It was filmed well and I liked the story. I was a little unsatisfied with the ending but only because I wanted to know more. This worked out just right for my rainy day and nothing to do.

How can.people.make such deplorable films? The acting is juvenile ,the dialogues contrived and the story line seems to be trying to create something out of nothing . The children seem to be obnoxious ,the woman a dumb erican blond and the father totally lost in space . However ,when you think what kind of audiences this film addresses,it's totally understandable. American films ,like almost all things American,are naive, unintelligent pieces of trash . And now the question arises : is there one single person with an IQ higher than that of a radish that would buy a ticket to watch this ? I for one stopped watching after 15 minutes.