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I love this movie so much

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This was another movie that Neflix had listed under Horror films so I figured I would watch it. This is one of those movies that feels like it is longer than it actually is and is actually somewhat difficult to sit though. It isn't that it wasn't good at all it's that I didn't really care for the characters. As in I didn't care who died and who lived. Also this movie was quite predictable and I didn't really get shocked from anything in it which is never good in a Horror movie in my honest opinion. Although I didn't give this a high rating I still liked some parts. I give "Blackout" a 5 out of 10~Joe

there are some good things about this film like the flash backs which build really help you get to know the characters and also help to break up the film as unlike Phone booth I don't believe this film would have worked as just being set in the same confined space for over an hour. The tension is also well acted. Lastly but possibly not as important is the theme tune at the beginning which I loved and thought worked really well with the images on the opening titles. Now for the bad points the amount of time that they were stuck in the lift was a little unrealistic and ending also seemed a little bit rushed. Overall though a good film and an OK way to pass some spare time you might have.

'Blackout' is one of those obscure little multinational affairs that can either be jaw-droppingly bad or a rare unearthed gem - happily, it's the latter. Three characters are trapped overnight in a stalled elevator, bickering and bitching as they try and find a way out while thinking back to the sequence of events that led them there. These 'Lost'-style flashbacks eventually reveal that one of their number is a vicious sociopath. It's clear that Mexican director Castaneda is influenced more by the character driven horror of the sixties and seventies than by vapid eighties slashers, but his interest in people shouldn't be mistaken for squeamishness when it comes to ugly sexual violence - it's been a long time since I wanted to see a bad guy get what he deserves as much as I did watching 'Blackout'. Castaneda uses more than a few moves from the David Fincher play-book, with the camera squeezing through keyholes and cracks and plummeting down elevator shafts, and the whole thing is beautifully photographed, belying what was in truth a meager budget of only $4 million. A great psychological thriller from a director who deserves success.

Blackout (2007) – This was a pretty average thriller, which saw three very different personalities get trapped in a lift together at an abandoned apartment block. As they're trying to devise a plan to escape a series of flashbacks play out showing the previous 24 hours and revealing the various reasons behind them all needing a quick escape from their predicament. The main theme behind the film is that your first impressions are not always correct but it all plays out a bit predictably and is ultimately unsatisfying. The premise itself has potential but the characters seem too one-dimensional and some of the acting is pretty wooden. Distinctly average. ****** 6/10.