Advertisement
Powered By
IMDB

Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

A hi-tech spin on the man-in-a-box film Buried, this claustrophobic puzzler from French director Alexandre Aja (Crawl) has a compellingly cruel set-up. Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) wakes in a cramped cryogenic unit with no recollection of how she got there, or how to get out. For company, she has only the computer, Milo (Mathieu Amalric), with his infuriatingly calm refrain, "Would you like a sedative?" While Milo pokes and probes her like a lab rat, our heroine (known only as "Omnicron 216") must find out not just where she is but who she is before the oxygen levels drop to zero. Laurent gives an empathetic performance, perfectly capturing the character's sense of mounting fear and frustration as she questions everything, including her own memories. There's also a lovely synth score from French composer ROB (Maniac). Although a lot of the film's best ideas are borrowed, what transpires is, within its own limited parameters, immersive and impressive.

How to watch

Loading

Streaming

Credits

Cast

rolename
Omnicron 216Mélanie Laurent
M.I.L.O.Mathieu Amalric
Léo FergusonMalik Zidi
OrtizMarc Saez
Alice HansenLaura Boujenah
Capitaine MoreauEric Herson-Macarel

Crew

rolename
DirectorAlexandre Aja

Details

Released on
2021-05-12
Languages
French
Formats
Colour

News & features about Oxygen

Advertisement
Advertisement

RadioTimes.com is getting better.

Fresh new look, redesigned programme hub, richer content…

FIND OUT MORE
Advertisement