The Elevator

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(Spoiler alert) I'm a fairly privileged white person but I found the characters in this supposedly based on a true story to be just painfully spoiled, lame and pathetically unresourceful! The dad spends several hours stuck in an elevator. During this time he manages to convince himself that it's the biggest tragedy to ever befall any human being. This sends him into such hysteria that he finally manages to put himself into a near-fatal cardiac arrhythmia, (conveniently, just before he gets rescued). ...and the theme music!!! Oh the HORROS! "Elevator, I'm on. Elevator, I'm on"...something, something, "taking off like a rocket" or some such blather. Oh, God --My ears shall never recover!

Horrible boring movie, every review on here is true. Terrible acting, terrible production. I wish there was a zero star option. I can't come up with 150 characters as required, it's that bad.

Such drama for a man who is stuck on an elevator for a couple of hours. This is so bad. The characters aren't even likable. And I don't think most of the actors took acting lessons. And the crying over and over... Instead of finding a way out, he cries the whole time until he passes out?! Oh, and the dream sequences...this is so painful to watch. And the nurse in the hospital who basically shocks the entire family including two little girls...I can't... And then everything is so dramatc. God, irs so painful to watch...unless you take this as a comedy in which you'll laugh your head off. Honestly, who wrote this? It's terrible.

This is a filmed school play. The acting is terrible, the sets are cheap, the lighting this horrendous, and the dialogue sounds like it was written by a teenager. I usually like Etic Roberts, but he could have phoned in most of his part as you can not even see most of what he "cried" as the elevator is so dark you don't know what he's doing. The "daughters" are so obnoxious you really don't even care for them as characters. The mother and son overcast so much that their lines come across so campy it is laughable. It's 90 minutes of my life ill never get back, I wish I believed the other reviews.

Literally just a guy stuck in an elevator. I fail to see where it would be award winning or the star studded cast other than Eric Roberts way past his prime. I will give credit where it is due. This is more dialogue and acting than I have seen Eric Roberts do in some time. Other than that I still question how you almost die after being stuck in an elevator for a half a day with nothing else happening.

90mins of Eric Roberts crying in an elevator while his son and Second wife screw off camera. I don't understand why the intro is 10 min long and what's the deal with the song my buddy actually gets people off stuck elevators and he says there's so meny holes and not just between the son and wife.

A "Christian Movie" that is blasphemous. The best connection was between the son and his mom- that seems more like his stepmom that he's having an affair with. It was awkward. He's stuck in an elevator for a couple hours; has a mental break down then writes a will. When he gets rescued he's unconscious and they make mention of how hot it was in the elevator but during the movie, not once does he mention being hot or thirsty. I don't know the ending, I shut it off.

The best film I have watched after a long time. I strongly recommend to watch with your family. Best Acting, best direction. The family is most important than anything else. This movie gives a very nice and positive message. Really Love this movie.

My wife and I really enjoyed this! The pace was nice and deliberate which allowed you to see the family dynamics intimately and become grounded with everyone too. Neat to see Eric Roberts here in this role as an older parent trying to stay connected to his family. Would definitely recommend to anyone!