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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Mr. Brooks capitalizes on antiseptic, fluorescent interiors, while the score, by David Buckley, nicely accents stress points.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceAfter memorably sealing Ryan Reynolds in a coffin in "Buried," screenwriter Chris Sparling's attempts to make a two-ATM vestibule equally claustrophobic are less inspired.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWhile ATM does offer a few jolts, we're paired with bland characters and an underrealized premise.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippLos Angeles TimesGlenn WhippScreenwriter Chris Sparling worked in confined spaces to far better effect before with the minimalist Ryan Reynolds thriller "Buried." He must have used his best ideas there.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAs with so many films of this ilk, plot holes and inconsistencies abound, with audiences likely to express in loudly vocal fashion their opinions about what the characters should or shouldn't be doing.
- 38Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerIf both good and evil characters don't behave in ways that make sense vis-à-vis their circumstances, any sense of terror quickly dissipates.
- 25The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasNo, the indie horror movie ATM is not about a psychotic automated teller that charges the steepest of convenience fees - your life! - but it isn't much smarter than that premise, either.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithMaybe DVDs of "Buried" and ATM will be sold in the same package someday. You could call it a trapped-in-a-box set.