P2 (2007) 5/10

P2 is one of many horror films that has gotten great reviews but not alot of attention. I'm thinking this one was rightly ignored.

P2 takes place on Christmas Eve in a large corporate building. Our heroine is at work late and has to rush to make it to her families' Christmas party, only to find that she's the only person left in the building and her car is broken down. Finally she finds the late night parking attendant only to discover he's obsessed with her. He takes her captive, and of course she escapes and the game of cat and mouse begins.

Honestly, I don't know why this film has gotten such glowing reviews. There's nothing new here. Creepy guy lusts after girl and doesn't know how to approach her so he takes her captive and she runs. How is that interesting anymore? There's nothing here to really sink your teeth into. In fact the captor is really wimpy and non-threatening. He wouldn't scare my grandmother. Is that supposed to be spooky? The guy's a wuss? I'm tired of men in horror films not being scary dammit. The women can be strong, sure that's fine, but wussy killers. That's just lame. Beyond that the script has plenty of plot holes as well as missed opportunities by the captive to break free.

In the end the film brings nothing new and isn't scary, gory, or interesting. Next.

Gore - mild

Nudity - none

Overall - 5/10