A psychological thriller with enough realism; this is what
the film 'PRISONERS' has to offer.
By Staff
This is a different film. It presents us with a story we've
seen before but unlike others, it takes it's time to tell us even the most
mundane details that, thanks to a adequate direction, add some more mystery.
The story takes off during Thanksgiving dinner. Two
neighboring families are enjoying a cold and rainy afternoon and everything
seems to go as planned until the two youngest members, 'Anna' and 'Joy', don't
come back home after going outside for a little playtime.
Immediately suspicions begin to flourish against an RV that
was parked outside a empty house. Police arrest the RV's owner under suspicion
of kidnapping.
When nothing can be proved against him and he is released,
Anna's father, 'Keller', played by Hugh Jackman, takes matters into his own
hands to prove his daughter is still alive and the man had something to do with
her disappearance.
'Detective Loki', played by Jake Gyllenhaal, will try to do
his job of finding the little girls even if it means stopping Keller and losing
his own life in the process.
This is a good movie. We can't deny it. The performances by
Jackman and Gyllenhaal are excellent. The rest of the cast fills the holes left
in the middle while increasing the level of realism.
The direction by Denis Villenerve (Incendies) is one to be
admired; he takes his entire cast into a dark and cold place throughout the
entire movie.
The one thing that fails miserably, however, is the editing.
The film develops the story in a very interesting way but some sequences feel
way too long.
*SPOILER*
We do not like impossible or magic-trick-like endings and
unfortunately the way this flick ends leaves much to be desired.
*SPOILER*
If you like films that make you think and worry more about
the story than anything else, then this is one flick you shouldn't miss.
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