Prisoners (2013)
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
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Too much of everything
Some things I liked some I did not.
It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
I have been watching many Mystery movies lately and this movie is a must watch. The acting is done superbly by both Huge Jackman and Jake. Huge performing a serious roll really stands out. Also the way movie progress is really good. Its a slow pace movie making suspense and thrill come into play and till the end you remain who is going to be it.
The film starts with a peaceful and perfectly ordinary celebration among a couple families and their kids. But when two girls go missing the tension slowly builds leaving the audience wondering without actually seeing what happened to the girls, so the audience identifies with the characters as the clues unfold. And the opening of the film has many obvious religious symbols and references that foreshadow some later reveals, but it doesn't become heavy-handed.With perfect casting the mystery unfolds and eventually the true perpetrators are revealed with a well-written and satisfying conclusion. The film actually operates at least partially as a comment on morality, how far is it really okay to go in order to find kidnapped victims and in the final act it also is a meditation on what it means to believe in God or not, especially for the fully committed believer. In the Bible Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his son, but is that really a reasonable thing to accept as a test from a God? What if God mercilessly and pointlessly took your child? What possibly lesson is there to be learned from such torment?Or maybe there is no ghost in the sky and the universe is just indifferent. Great film from a stellar filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve. If you liked Arrival and Sicario, then you'll enjoy this. Highly recommended.
Prisoners is as close to perfect as a film can get. The cast add so much to this already intense and dark film, especially Hugh Jackman who gives an absolutely harrowing performance as a broken and deeply furious character. The musical score is slow and adds to how mesmerising the film is. It's hard to stop watching despite how dark, relentless and raw the story gets, due to the incredible directing, unpredictable characters and the mystery that keeps you guessing even if the answer is right in front of you. Despite being two and a half hours, nothing feels unnecessary, and the pacing never drags despite the length. An utterly perfect thriller with an incredibly compelling collection of broken characters and a mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat right to its final, armrest gripping moments.
Wow, this movie was so much better than I anticipated. Hugh Jackman showcases a really diverse range of talent in this film - there is no dancing, singing, period costumes or mutations, just raw emotion. And he delivers a really powerful performance that will leave you reeling. The story is a very compelling mystery thriller and well worth your time to check it out. I would watch it again.