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5.7/10 • 180

2013-04-171h 25m

ThrillerDrama

A reclusive, blind photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse with her boyfriend, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.

Directors
Joseph Ruben
Editors
Andrew Mondshein

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  1. Michael Keaton

    Michael Keaton

    Hollander

  2. Michelle Monaghan

    Michelle Monaghan

    Sara

  3. Andrew W. Walker

    Andrew W. Walker

    Ryan

  4. Kaniehtiio Horn

    Kaniehtiio Horn

    Blake

  5. Barry Sloane

    Barry Sloane

    Chad

  6. Trevor Hayes

    Trevor Hayes

    Danny

  7. Phillip Jarrett

    Phillip Jarrett

    Antonio

  8. Olivier Surprenant

    Olivier Surprenant

    le garçon flemmard

  9. Timothy Paul Coderre

    Timothy Paul Coderre

    un sergent de l'armée américaine

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John Chard

Jul 23, 2017

4/10

Ice Ice Baby. After being rendered blind by a suicide bomber, one time war photographer Sara (Michelle Monaghan), finds love with Ryan (Andrew Walker). But one day her life is once again turned upside down when she is terrorised in her own home... Distinctly mundane thriller that harks back to other blind women under threat thrillers released previously. Penthouse North (the swanky place where Sara lives with Ryan) brings absolutely nothing new to the formula, not even - in fact - adding a twist or any sort of surprises. It's interesting to take on board the advancements in technology for the blind, though even this aspect is short changed in the run-of-the-mill plot. The villains are a couple of staple writing jobs, with Michael Keaton as Chad phoning it in, while the attempts to make Chad extra nasty are laughably lazy and irresponsible into the bargain. Monaghan's performance is commendable, she does enough to have you rooting for her whilst enjoying her resourcefulness, and the cinematography (Chris Seager) is most pleasing, both in colour lenses and glorious city scapes. But ultimately, one can forgive implausibilities in a thriller of this type, but not lazy unadventurousness that smacks of film making to fulfil a contract or even as a tax write off job. 4/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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