74 - Walled In

    An engineer goes to evaluate a building, in the middle of nowhere, that is scheduled for demolition.  The building was used by the architect to kill victims by sealing them in the walls, and encasing them in concrete.  As she learns more about the architect, she is haunted by the building.
    It's hard to say what I think of this.  The story didn't feel especially meaningful.  I didn't care about any of the characters in particular.  It wasn't especially creepy or anything.  While that doesn't sound like I care that much about it, it wasn't bad.  In fact, the only element that bothered me was a repeated focus on comparing the building to the pyramids.
    With some different choices, this could be a much more interesting movie.  Many of the best movies that use the setting as a key element (Session 9, The Shining) or as a character itself, treat the set with a certain reverence.  The photography brings out elements of the appearance that direct the viewers, and make them feel drawn in.  In this case, it started off well, but it may have just been the lower budget that made it seem like just a handful of sets.  A few tracking shots would have worked wonders.
    I also never felt like there was a distinct direction that the story was going in.  Like it was a very low-key drama.  The scenes that were supposed to be tense (mostly, all the stuff on the 8th floor) just seemed a little confusing, not scary or tense.