ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Michael Ledo David (Brian Geraghty) is a shy stock investor. Co-worker Emily (Alice Eve) is perhaps equally shy. On her last day of work, David works up the courage to ask her out. She agrees and also agrees to let David drive her home. The problem is there is a third wheel, mutual co-worker Corey (Josh Peck) who needs a ride and is hungry. They agree to grab a bite at a unique all night place that only accepts cash. They must first visit a remote ATM. Time and temperature are flashed for us to set the tone: 1:18 AM, -3F. The three are in the ATM.Outside the ATM, is a man assuming the "Jason pose." He brutally murders another man in the parking lot. The trio is afraid to venture out and I am thinking...did they just remake an ATM version of "Frozen"?For some undisclosed reason the killer doesn't try to enter the ATM. You will find out more, or less at the ending. If you liked "Frozen" or "Altitude" (and I didn't) you might try ATM.1 f-bomb, no sex or nudity.

Claire Finlay This movie is the most stupid thing I have ever watched. I thought it this movie will be good boy was I wrong. I thought it should be good because Josh from Drake and Josh is in it, I liked him in Drake and Josh and he was a good actor but boy I was wrong. The ideas for the movie was good but some of the elements were a loss of crap.

Scarecrow-88 Yes, "ATM" has a plot that needs to keep three people in the ATM vestibule but in doing so you make them the stupidest imbeciles. God, the sprinkler in the vestibule, it's position absurdly located. The chances to escape when the killer is preoccupied. As you will see mentioned time and again, parking the car so far away from the vestibule. The crap means to monitor activity in and especially *around* the vestibule. How Brian Geraghty is framed when enough evidence should verify his innocence in all but the murder of the poor customer in *the exact same parka the killer wears*. No other camera but one. And that camera appropriately condemns Geraghty. Oh, and because ATM vestibules are so predictable and easy to strategically fool, the parka killer can go into his storage room and chart out his diagrams to do this whole coordinated sociopathic shindig some more. Might be hard to find three dimbulbs as stupefying as Geraghty, Alice Eve, and Josh Peck to coordinate his attacks in the future. The three handsome leads work at a financial firm, with Peck the annoying tagalong who inserts himself into what could have been a nice ride home for Geraghty and Eve (both clearly like each other, but they have a hard time communicating it absent nervous awkwardness; Eve was leaving the firm; it's Christmas time). Peck is a cheapskate abusing his friendship with Geraghty by begging for a ride out of the way, urging him to stop at an ATM. Worse is Peck avoiding using his own card, taking time purposely so Geraghty would come to rescue. Eve follows suit, and all three find a creepy guy in a parka standing outside. Instead of the *three* of them walking past him and to their car, they hang out in the vestibule afraid of him. And the killer begins to f*ck with them for the rest of the night. As you might expect, the killer outsmarts them at every turn, capitalizing on their unwillingness to gang up on his ass. A security cop and guy walking a dog get their heads crushed by the parka killer. The convenient plot gives the killer the aforementioned customer in a parka stopping by the vestibule, surprising the three leads who is attacked immediately. The ATM camera capturing what happens *inside* while the convenient plot in no way identifies what might be going on outside. Rolled eyes ensue as we watch the killer do whatever he wants...and would again. No doubt a sequel would have found others as stupid as the three principles. Eve on Geraghty's shoulders trying to cut on the sparklers, her begging him not to leave her when Peck decides to brave the outside *alone*, the three of them with the chance to escape multiple times and yet always returning to the vestibule, it causes the brain to hurt. Siege plot really paints it's characters ineffectually. The killer does look ominous and intimidating in distance shots, silhouetted by the dark, with a savagery when pouncing on folks...his close-up face to face with Peck as he buries his knife in slowly in unsettling in its intimacy.

hollywoodlights1992 I'm not going to lie--I was nervous going into this film. Not because of a disdain for horror, mind you, I'm a fan of the genre, but rather due to the overwhelming amount of 1 and 2 star reviews the film has, combined with the appalling critical reviews of the film. I can safely say I'm glad I checked this film out, though. I'd be lying if I said the film didn't have a plot hole or two; or even moments that are downright stupid for that matter, but I enjoy it. One of the joys of being a horror fan is the diversity available to viewers. You're never locked in to what you have to watch, but rather what you want to watch. This film isn't "A Nightmare on Elm Street" by any stretch. This film falls more in-line with "Nightmare on Elm Street 2"--meaning it has a lot of promise but fails the execution in various ways. Being someone who grew up watching Josh Peck in programs like "The Amanda Show" and "Drake & Josh", I was expecting a standard performance by Peck. I was rather pleased when I discovered that in this film he curses, smokes, and drinks; a far cry from his early days. As for plot, the story is simple: three people are in ATM booth when a psychopath traps and tortures them. It doesn't cover any ground that "Phonebooth" didn't already tread, just with a campier and more horrific execution. Going into this film expecting it to be a masterpiece on par with the works of Hitchcock or Craven will leave you sorely disappointed. You'll find a much more enjoyable time can be spent with the film when it's properly acknowledged as a fun, slightly campy, yet dark and serious horror flick.