Burn

Still, this is mostly a strong debut film, making good use of a single set and a talented cast.

Some of the choices strain credulity and the biggest name in the piece, Josh Hutcherson, feels miscast, but this is a film that kept me uncertain of what would happen next and affirms Gan as an interesting young filmmaker to watch.

A passably diverting, moderately offbeat but also instantly forgettable hybrid that doesn't even rank among the best truck-stop-in-crisis movies...

An unconvincing nail-biter about fantasies of escape.

Ultimately, Burn is a movie to watch in the moment and enjoy to some extent, but it's not one due a revisit - for what would be the point?

Director Mike Gan delivers a dark, thrilling, and at times uncomfortable foray into an unstable mind.

... might have worked better as a short subject or one-act play, but feels thin at feature length.

A small cast does justice to their unique and eerily individual characters, enough to keep you engaged but not enough to make this a memorable film experience.

Burn is an incredibly impressive debut feature from Mike Gan. The film is fast and tight and hits all the beats perfectly.

Burn is perhaps best viewed as a discomforting study of pain and desperation, wearing the clothing of a mechanical but nimble thriller.