One of the most talked about movies on a small scale of late has been
Panic, the William H. Macy-starrer about a reluctant
hit man who is going through a midlife crisis that involves a younger woman and a lack of interest in killing anyone.
Besides the performances displayed here, I really did not find Panic to be anything worth talking about. I was expecting something a little more exciting, like a twisty-turny kind of movie where Macy has to kill over and over again to get out of trouble, so I was a little disappointed on that account. Panic is actually a well done but slow drama, that really doesn''t circulate around any kind of nasty plot, per se.
As already mentioned, if anything, Panic is worth seeing for the acting. William H. Macy, who time and time again churns out wonderful performances, does it again, this time in a rare leading role. All I can say is that he does what he has been doing for years, only this time he gets almost the entire movie''s length to dominate the screen. The surprise gem is Neve Campbell, who really hasn''t done much other than the Scream trilogy; she has a smaller role, but she does a terrific job.