ATM (2012)

The premise of David Brooks' "ATM" is simple; three co-workers (one on the way home, one driving,and one needing some food, but low on cash) go to an ATM, and are trapped by a psychopath trying to kill them. You're probably thinking two things right now: 1. Is this actually a movie? 2. Why does this sound oddly like "Phone Booth"? I can assure anyone who was not a fan of the Joel Schumacher's celluloid travesty, that this film was filled with more tension in one scene than the entirety of "Phone Booth". This small-time thriller manages to make the most of the enclosed space, cramming it with nail-biting suspense, and shooting it expertly. Brooks uses the camera so fluidly, and cleverly, it hardly feels like you're watching a movie. This is the kind of film that the "Paranormal Activity" crew could learn a thing or two from.

Grade: B+
3D: N/A
Easter Egg: Yes

Starring: Brian Geraghty, Alice Eve, Josh Peck
Director: David Brooks
Writer(s): Chris Sparling
RT: 90 min
Rating: R for violence and terror