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.
Panic room is a 2002 american thriller film directed by david fincher the film stars jodie foster and kristen stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars played by forest whitaker jared leto and dwight yoakam the script was written by david koepp.
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.
The movie resembles a chess game.
A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly purchased house s safe room when three men break in searching for a missing fortune.
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.
With jodie foster kristen stewart forest whitaker dwight yoakam.