Could this quizzical thriller be a little more than a Saw retread…?
Having said that, it remains a tense and intelligent if claustrophobic thriller.
The puzzle-inside-a-puzzle structure depicts four people in a race against time to save themselves.
I spoil nothing by revealing the main plot, since you could actually see it on the film poster!
You might already smell a rat, but it seems the average challenge-embracing mathematic genius cannot.
When they dont solve the puzzles quickly enough, the walls start closing in on them literally!
Spain has consistently delivered intriguing filmic gems, it is not surprise this is a Spanish movie.
Fermats Room is on general release now.
Rating:
3 out of 5
