P2
Summit Entertainment | Release Date: November 9, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
5
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70
Village VoiceChuck Wilson
If it weren't for two excessively violent deaths, P2 could be termed a refreshingly old-fashioned thriller, one dependent on hairbreadth escapes and the pluck of its heroine. Read full review
70
Washington PostMike Mayo
If in the end P2 contains few surprises, it's still a nice piece of polished escapism. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
P2 doesn't crash and burn, but its finale is more generic than what the effective first hour leads us to hope for. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Swift and stealthy P2 is a canny exploitation of one of the urban woman’s greatest fears: the after-hours parking garage. Throw in a car that won’t start, a creepy security guard and a filmmaking team with perfect synchronicity, and the result is a minimalist nightmare. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The minor pleasures of P2 lie in the simple effectiveness of the sleekly unshowy direction and the clean, unadorned script, which pares away extraneous distractions like motivation and complicated back stories to get on with the mechanics of tension and the obligatory jumps and startles (which stand in for genuine scares). Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
No two ways about it: The screenplay is derivative. But the location adds a little novelty to the standard-issue running and screaming. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter Addiego
Standard-issue slasher pic. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
In the sadism-for-thrills sweepstakes, P2 is no "Saw," but it will get young women to clutch their dates for a week or so in theaters before fading to DVD shelves. Read full review
40
VarietyJohn Anderson
What "Psycho" did for the shower, P2 tries very hard to do for the parking garage, spending most of its time below ground, and below an adequate level of convincing dread. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Ultimately, though, and despite an enormously creepy turn from Bentley (American Beauty), the story has nowhere else to go but into the standard (albeit judiciously-used) stalk-and-slash territory. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
The lighting is appropriately dim, the music is reasonably clever, and they get in a few nice scares in the beginning. But as the movie wears on and Angela’s desperation grows, any glimmer of fun seeps away. And we’re left watching the same old grim game of cat and mouse. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason McBride
A pointless thriller. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle Smith
This is one of those thrillers where the person on-screen is often the only person in the theater who can't guess what'll happen next. Lots of laughable moments provide camp value, though, and Bentley ("American Beauty") makes for a charismatic creep. Read full review
16
Baltimore SunRobert Abele
Has the feeling of something done many times before. Read full review
0
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Amid the dumbness and disgust for paying customers, the movie does manage to cough up something I didn't expect: a performance so terrible you can't quite believe it's happening: Bentley's. Read full review
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