ATM [2012]

If David Brooks' suspense/thriller ATM set out to frustrate then it succeeded with flying colors.
Screenwriter Chris Sparling did a great job at constantly raising the suspense in a single setting script with Buried, however this time around it just seems way too far-fetched and really just plain annoying with the spinelessness of the 3 main characters.  It might have worked had it been just a bit more crafty with the suspense and thrills but instead comes off as dull, vapid and contrived.

2 lipstick calls for help out of 5

Mean Creek (2004)

A group of teenagers plan revenge on a school bully, but when it gets down to it, is he as bad as he seems? MC is not a happy film, but it’s a damn good film. The sense of impending disaster is almost suffocating. The low budget and lack of big names will mean it’s overlooked by most people; it’s their loss.

3½ big brothers out of 5