ATM (2012)

Directed & Edited By: David Brooks 
Written By: Chris Sparling 
Cinematography By: Bengt Jonsson 

 Cast: Brian Geraghty, Alice Eve, Josh Peck

On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.

This film seems to just exist due to show excess violence. When it finally chooses to have some.

The film feels like the title was though t up first and the filmmakers decided to write a film around it. Anyone the film begins to become interesting or try to be original it retreats into being a boring cliche.

This Is a film that chooses I maintain one location which is usually hard enough in a film. Making the location come alive and not get repetitive and boring. Using the actors and tone to really explore the location.

This film fails on all levels. Spending most of it's running time trying to be a thriller and amp up the tension. While it thinks it's smarter then the viewer.

The acting feels like community theater caliber due to it's closed off claustrophobic environment . The film is like a play with some exterior action. It might have been better off that way.

Alice Eve particularly feels false. Her character acts and makes decisions that make no sense. To a point the film looked like it's going to introduce a twist that would have made little sense, but would have legitimized the film. When the film chooses not to follow that path. It really makes me question some performances. --The ending isn't as clever as it thinks and sets itself up for a sequel. Which of it happens I hope infuses itself with either some creativity or has fun with it's concept and goes a more excessive route.

It just seems like the film runs out of ideas even with a short running time. It's uninspired and feels generic. No motivation for any characters or situations or their behavior Most of the time. It seems like they made up the concept and filled it In.

The one thing I can say is that the film Keeps it simple. What you See is what you get. I'll be polite in why I say and just comment that what I saw is not very good.

It just seems an entry of cheap scares where he title and poster were sold before an actual story was created and then the filmmakers panicked and researched and came up with something simple .

Skip it

 Grade: F