Yes, it is Battle Royale in an office block (with a dash of The Cabin In The Woods thrown in), but this film is a slick and efficient old-school horror/thriller with suitably squishy physical gore effects. A little dark humour occasionally strays in - and a little more would have been welcome - but for the most part it is played admirably straight and works within its own terms. The fun with these bottle narratives is always guessing the order in which characters will be offed, and the characters are sufficiently set up to make it reasonably interesting, even if the final showdown is hardly a surprise. There is nothing especially new here, but it is delivered with verve and confidence and as a simple popcorn movie is entertaining enough.
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