Das Experiment

A psicologia não é o elemento forte do realizador Hirschbiegel nos primeiros três quartos. Mas é hábil na ação, que se desenrola no último quarto. Um thriller OK, mas fica atrás de Pequenos Crimes Entre Amigos e CUBE ichido haittara, saigo. (26/03/2003)

It really depends on the viewer's attitude, since The Experiment can easily stand as an entertaining genre film with a lighter sociological slant, but certainly not a study of the behavior of a sample of the population in extreme conditions, however much anyone may patronize it. Even from the position of a classic narrative film, it does have its share of holes (the script in particular reeks of the author having lost his virginity at the time of writing), but on the other hand, the surprisingly good story editing manages to keep the entire two hours of action in two rooms in front of the screen. Which is actually quite rare. (22/03/2013)