Good movie, but missed the mark.

great,simple, dark thriller, great performances by jodie and forest, i think theres only about 8 characters in the whole film

good, very suspenseful!!

Decent movie but not probably my least favourite Fincher flick

This movie has the curious quality of being watchable in the cinema and leaving a bad taste in my mouth--maybe once the tension resolved there was nothing left to think about and I felt I'd wasted my time. In the spirit of full disclosure, I should s... (read more) This movie has the curious quality of being watchable in the cinema and leaving a bad taste in my mouth--maybe once the tension resolved there was nothing left to think about and I felt I'd wasted my time. In the spirit of full disclosure, I should say I'm not a big fan of Jodie Foster or David Fincher. (My favorite thing by David Fincher is the video for the NIN song "Only," for what it's worth; though Alien 3 wasn't half bad and the first half of Fight Club I agree was brilliant.)

Foster nails the role, giving a tight, focused performance illuminated by shards of feeling.

It's a triumph of technical filmmaking; as a story, it's got ice in its heart.

It might sometimes forget to make sense, but no matter, since it creates enough tension that the audience can hardly think anyway.

[Fincher's] camera sense and assured pacing make it an above-average thriller.

Once we sense Panic Room 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.