It's not hard to list a few things that are wrong with this film. First, it could be argued that the romance between Alex and Sarah is pretty unlikely, but William H. Macy and Neve Campbell are just the two to pull it off. Sarah's comments on her life and life in general are a bit much at times, but again, I can forgive her for most of it. A bigger problem arises when grandma and grandpa become horrid people to their grandson overnight in the final part, although it may be argued that they both feel that Alex is slipping away from them and their behaviour is a result of their frustrations.
No matter how you look at things, 'Panic' isn't the perfect film. It is in many respects too contrived and rather unbelievable, but somehow the film wins me over every time I watch it, which surely has a lot to do with the near perfect cast: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter and even the little kid who I would have sworn was played by a son of Tracey Ullman, but of that, I find no evidence^.
I liked it pretty good. A big 7 out of 10.
^ I'm forgetting Donald Sutherland and Barbara Bain as the grandparents!
No matter how you look at things, 'Panic' isn't the perfect film. It is in many respects too contrived and rather unbelievable, but somehow the film wins me over every time I watch it, which surely has a lot to do with the near perfect cast: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter and even the little kid who I would have sworn was played by a son of Tracey Ullman, but of that, I find no evidence^.
I liked it pretty good. A big 7 out of 10.
^ I'm forgetting Donald Sutherland and Barbara Bain as the grandparents!