Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Oxygen (1999)


A masochistic cop, who hides her predilection from her cop husband, gets involved in pursuing a kidnapper nicknamed Harry for Harry Houdini.
 
Psychological thriller based more on character than on action, but slightly overdoes it with the protagonists' mental disorders. 
 
On second view I stay with my initial opinion, and add: along the long the line the actual victim buried in a coffin is almost forgotten, and that potential element of claustrophobic suspence is fully neglected.
 
Halliwell (no star): "Slick, moderatelyengaging thriller that overuses a familiar device, suggesting that a cop and criminal are somehow similar; in the process, the suspense leaks away."


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