Brake

Brake

Just like "Elevator" was a total rip-off of "Devil", "Brake" is a total rip-off of "Buried". Only "Brake" takes place in the trunk of a car instead of a coffin. As in most cases with films that are really similar, it's hard for the newer film to be as effective as the first one, as it in a lot of ways, in its similarity, seems like something seen before. Watching "Brake" feels like that. Watching Ryan Reynolds in "Buried" was both effective and suspenseful, but watching Stephen Dorff in "Brake" just seems tried and it gets tired really fast. Those who stick through it all, though, get rewarded with an ending that comes out of nowhere and gets the overall impression up a notch or two. (5 out of 10)