Rose Hepburn, a young actor working in horror movies, returns to her empty hotel. Forced to use the old freight elevator, it jolts to a halt on the twelfth floor, leaving her trapped with an unusual stranger. Left with no mobile phone signal as a storm approaches, tensions escalate and suspicions rise when Rose discovers the identity of the mysterious man is Daniel Reed, a camera operator on her latest movie, who is seemingly obsessed with her. As the elevator hangs precariously high about to plunge down at any minute, some harsh truths and actions start unfolding.
Acting
Skelton carries the entire psychological load in tight quarters.
Practical Effects
Real elevator set builds suffocating authenticity.
Direction
Johnson wrings 93 minutes from basically one room.
Director
Steve Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bret Hart's casting is a bizarre flex — the wrestling legend appears in a non-speaking role as a hotel guest.
The film lands differently post-#MeToo: Rose's horror-movie day job versus her real terror blurs exploitation and empowerment in ways the script may not fully control.
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