Review of Panic

Panic (2000)
6/10
Falls Flat
16 July 2010
A man wants to quit the family business of contract killing in this uneasy mixture of black comedy and drama. If it had been constructed as a comedy, it had possibilities, but the dramatic parts fall flat due to clichéd characters and a trite script. Macy seems too old for the role of the whiny killer who learns that his shrink is his next hit. Campbell is a hottie lesbian who is attracted to the plain, middle-aged Macy; that's about as believable as it sounds. The best thing about this forgettable film is the adorable performance of seven-year-old Dorfman as Macy's precocious son. Bromell makes his film debut as writer and director, but is not up to the task.
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