Who hasn't been scared to walk around a parking garage alone at night? "P2" is a small, tightly-wound and wonderfully claustrophobic thriller that aims to do for underground parking structures what "Jaws" did for the ocean.
While it's far from that terrifying, it's a lot of fun, with a standout performance from Rachel Nichols ("Alias") as an over-worked professional who turns believably from damsel-in-distress to John McLane like heroine over the course of the film.
Wes Bentley ("American Beauty," "Ghost Rider") is the stalker-iffic security guard who holds her captive on Christmas Eve. While a couple of cliches remain intact, Nichols' Angela Bridges manages to avoid many of the tried and true pitfalls a character like her's is prone to stumble into. Bentley's adds plenty to his sparsely written Thomas, filling in many of the blanks I presume were on the page with just the right amount of facial expressiveness and body language (the film's brief Elvis homage is also a treat). Well worth watching even if you wait to obtain it from your Netflix queue. - RJD
Remember, you can watch my interview with Nichols and Bentley RIGHT HERE.
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