David Fincher gives us a 21st Century "Rear Window" with the new thriller "Panic Room" starring Jodie Foster.

The film starts with Foster and her daughter looking at a place in New York on one side of Central Park, while her soon to be ex-husband super rich doctor is living on the other side of Central Park.

We are then given a tour of the new place and find out that it has four floors and includes an elevator and something called a panic room.

The panic room has all the supplies you would need if you were to be holed up in your own home. The house belonged to a rich old man who was a bit quirky. Now the place is owned by Foster.

That is the set up and with that four the next hour and forty-five minutes you are stuck inside this house and Fincher does not let you out. He turns up the heat and intensity and sees if you can handle it. He uses the camera slow and yet swiftly and paints pictures with the fluidity of his handy work.

Fincher, who directed "Alien 3", "Seven", "Fight Club" and "The Game" once again delivers a thriller of the mind and this time uses a woman as the lead and shows that he can do more than just guy flicks.

Jodie Foster delivers a powerful and understated performance but when it is necessary she can act ferociously, she also is an actress who knows that sometimes it is better to deliver the goods by using her eyes instead of her mouth. She can express more with looks and gestures than many other actresses can do with a long speech.

The movie also gets a great lift by the rag tag bad guys played by Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker and a fantastic performance by Dwight Yokam. There are twists and turns and you are never really sure about the outcome. Because of Fincher's previous works you know he is not one to pull punches and no one is safe in his films.

Newcomer Kristen Stewart plays Foster's daughter and she holds up her end of the bargain with great work.

I hope Fincher gets recognized for his work, many critics will say that his films are too commercial to be on top ten lists or to put him in the same breath of some of the great directors, but for my money Fincher is becoming untouchable in the way he sets a scene and then keeps you on your toes.