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Rated Down 6/10

Down is a film about a possessed elevator in one of Manhattan's most-visited buildings. When two workers, whose company installed those elevators, go to investigate these sudden malfunctions, the truth is exposed, and something malevolent has taken control of who goes up and down... or leaves in a body bag.

When all is said and done, it's not a bad film, but having to listen to a pre-Mulholland Drive Naomi Watts attempt a New York accent was brutal. What's even worse is that the film, which was briefly filmed in New York a very short time before the 9/11 attacks, mentions the 1993 attacks on the World Trade Center and Osama bin Laden. Creepy, indeed.

Overall, Down isn't a terrible effort, especially since it's a remake of Down director Dick Mass's 1983 film The Lift. The concept of a possessed elevator can only go in so many ways asides from up and down. I'd like to see a third remake of this.

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Published 2026-09-17 00:00 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere