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It has been a while since I truly enjoyed a movie and got inspired to maybe watch it again. What happens when a simple plan goes wrong? A petty criminal tries to rob an expensive car, something he has done with ease many times before - never seen someone break into a car with a tennis ball, so that was new... Then he realizes he is locked inside. The car is bullet and sound proof, and the windows are tainted on the outside. Nobody can see him or hear him. We have seen trap movies before, but I don't recall seeing this. The movie has several very strong messages: 1) One does everything to survive. Everything. Only in such moments, one realizes one's true potential. Human beings can endure a whole lot more than they think, and only when their lives are at stack, do they realize what they can actually do and how hard they will keep on trying to survive. 2) Even in the most dire of situations, there is humanity. The scene when he lets the insect go shows this. 3) Even the worst person is still a person, and deserves a chance to repent for past sins, i.e. deserves a second chance. 4) One wonders who the bad guy is in the story. The main character is certainly no angel. But, one ends up cheering for him anyway. All humans have faults and have done something wrong in their lives.... who are we to judge others? 5) In movies like this, one often wonders: What would I do in a situation like this? Watching these survival, fight-for-your-life movies can actually be educational - it can give one ideas of how to survive the most dire circumstances. One absorbs this in the back of one's mind somewhere... who knows if it may come in handy sometimes. Of course, life is not a movie, but some ideas can be useful. Excellent movie. I am not going to give spoilers how it ends, but it is truly worth watching. It was great, I really enjoyed it!