At Your Own Peril

THE GUILTY (B) - Jakob Cedergren is solid as a cop under investigation, forced into desk duty as a dispatch operator, making the best of his situation by hustling to help a woman in danger. The film unfolds almost in real time over an hour and a half, as Officer Asger Holm takes a call from a woman being transported in a van against her will. He juggles incoming calls and coordinates with different precincts as he tracks the woman's movements.

Newcomer Gustav Moeller (co-writing with Emil Nygaard Albertsen) shoots in the claustrophobic dispatch center, climbing up in Cedergren's personal space. They unravel the simple story gradually, revealing a couple of not very surprising twists as the narrative chugs along. Cedergren makes you care about the story behind the story.

GLASS (D) - I was forced to watch this. M. Night Shyamalan might have good ideas, but he is a klutz when it comes to writing and directing a movie. The dialogue is laughable. The camera shots are the work of a serviceable hack. The story makes sense in the end, but it's torture getting there. Shyamalan had his moment, but that was a couple of decades ago. His output has been unappealing since. Is this rock bottom? I haven't paid attention, so I don't know. This is ridiculous.