Talkie Zoo: BURIED

This was a very good thriller all the way to the end. Buried (2010; R) is the story of an American truck driver under contract and working in Iraq. The convoy he is driving with is attacked and he is taken captive. When he wakes up, he is inside a wooden coffin and buried alive. He has with him a cigarette lighter, a small flask of water, a glow stick, a flashlight, a knife, and a cell phone. All but the lighter and knife were placed in the coffin with him by his captors.

The entire movie is shot within the confines of the coffin, taking the audience on the terrifying ordeal along with the captive, Paul Conroy. Certainly, the very thought of being buried like this would be among anyone's worst nightmares. Paul tries and tries to use the phone to contact his wife, the FBI, and the company he works for, in order to be rescued. Occasionally, he really needs a wireless cellular booster because he gets the all-too-familiar "no signal" warning on his phone. His captors call him and require him to do certain things in order to gain freedom and also to prevent them from killing his wife. They know where she lives.

This gripping film will keep your attention from beginning to end.