There are several movies that feature an elevator as the primary setting, from "Devil" to the aptly named "Elevator." This is the worst of the lot.
The protagonist is a cookie-cutter shallow businessman who sleeps around on his wife and treats everyone like his minions. Since the movie doggedly stays with him, 85% of the scenes do take place in the elevator. And man, does it get old. The first half of the movie depicts him calling the building engineer, the elevator repairman, his wife, his assistant and his secretary in a series of conversations that proceed as follows:
Businessman: "I'm stuck in the elevator, please help me!"
Other Person: (nonchalantly) "Oh, I'm sure everything will be fine. I am just casually stuck in traffic/watching TV/checking the generator. Hmm, what's that I see?" (pause) "Oh no! HELPPPPP!" (screaming)
(Call disconnects)
This would make a fabulous SNL sketch for the end of the world, but a terrible movie.
The End? can't come soon enough.
The protagonist is a cookie-cutter shallow businessman who sleeps around on his wife and treats everyone like his minions. Since the movie doggedly stays with him, 85% of the scenes do take place in the elevator. And man, does it get old. The first half of the movie depicts him calling the building engineer, the elevator repairman, his wife, his assistant and his secretary in a series of conversations that proceed as follows:
Businessman: "I'm stuck in the elevator, please help me!"
Other Person: (nonchalantly) "Oh, I'm sure everything will be fine. I am just casually stuck in traffic/watching TV/checking the generator. Hmm, what's that I see?" (pause) "Oh no! HELPPPPP!" (screaming)
(Call disconnects)
This would make a fabulous SNL sketch for the end of the world, but a terrible movie.
The End? can't come soon enough.