Panic room critics consensus elevated by david fincher s directorial talent and jodie foster s performance panic room is a well crafted above average thriller.
Panic room 2002 movie.
Directed by david fincher.
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.
Koepp s screenplay was inspired by news coverage in 2000 about panic rooms.
The movie resembles a chess game.
With jodie foster kristen stewart forest whitaker dwight yoakam.
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.