Spanish Director Rodrigo Cortes Traps Ryan Reynolds In ‘Buried’

By Michael Lopez

We’ve got to admit that actor Ryan Reynolds is pretty versatile. He’s gone from zany comedies like Van Wilder, to Green Lantern super hero flicks, to all out terror, like the new movie Buried. Partnered with Spanish director Rodrigo Cortes and a large Latin production crew, Buried has become, what many are saying, the scariest film of the year!

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First the plot. Imagine watching a movie that only featured one actor who for nearly all of its 90 minutes was trapped inside a box! Just the premise is enough to creep us out, but that’s only the beginning. Watching the trailer, you realize that Reynolds’ character has been somehow kidnapped in Iraq and buried alive underground!

Though it sounds difficult to pull off, many are already praising Rodrigo’s work behind the camera. Through his usage of interesting angles, tense close-ups, and clever plot twists, he’s managed to make a very difficult concept into one of this season’s most talked about movies.

And how does Ryan Reynolds stack up? Critics are praising this as one of his best performances yet. And when talking to MTV, Cortes reemphasized what a struggle it was for his lead actor to take on such a role. When discussing the film’s demanding final day of shooting, Rodrigo said,

"What [Ryan] felt, is that if he died that day at least it was the last one, so we could have the film completely over. Of course he was laughing, but that's what he said, that's how he felt. It was a very, very tense day."

Now keep in mind ladies, this is not your typical Ryan Reynolds film. All of you who were swooning over him and Sandra Bullock in The Proposal, may not want to follow him along to Buried. But if you love tense psychological thrillers filled with dark twists, this one’s for you.

Perhaps Ryan said it best when he spoke to OK! Magazine,

“This is the kind of movie that’s never been done before. I’ll never understand why people want to go and be completely terrified at a movie. I have no idea why they want to do this, but people love to do it. If there is one thing I can say that this movie achieves, it’s that.”

Well Team Blogamole’s already been through Devil and Machete, so we say Bring It On!

Buried is playing across the country in select theaters now.

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Tags Buried, Movies, Movies & CineMás, Rodrigo Cortes, Ryan Reynolds