Feels more like a top-tier TV crime show than an actual movie

Rating: 6/10 (17 July 2010)

Acting: Everyone acted very well and always kept the proper level of tension. The only (minor) problem with the cast is the role of Ed Harris, needless to say he played the part extremely well (as usual) it's just that the moment you see him on screen (Possible ''Spoler Alert''!)you already know that his character will end up having a secret of some sort.
Music: This films has an excellent score and makes good use of music (in a background and on-screen)
Cinematography&Editing: The camera is always good (not spectacular) but spends to much time showing us sights of the city bridging sequence from sequence.All you need is one set of these a movie unless their is something important to show.(which in this case their isn't) The only faults with the editing is that the action scenes never really chose a style switching between various techniques. The only scene where this was a real problem was when a character jumps of a cliff into the water, the only reason this was a problem was how it was done. The character quickly realizes what might be in the water, briefly a character yells no, enter the slow motion. I don't dislike slow motion but in this scene it was not used properly, only one shot merited it.
Story: The story is quite a good one, about a child abduction and it's investigation. The story tells a very intelligent tale with plenty of twists and turns, unfortunately it's pacing isn't always perfect often making the story very linear and doesn't always allows the viewer to think about whats coming next. The film quickly gains speed until a mid-way action scene where it loses it's pace, then spends the rest of the time building up to a ''different'' story which moves away from searching for the child and more about the protagonist cutting through a web of lies told by a dirty cop. The two story's eventually add together after an intense action sequence inside a house of two drug addicts and a pedophile , and then leaves you with a very strong thought provoking finale
75%
A good crime drama that is near-perfect, just faults from a bit of repeditive camera shots, some minor ''overblown'' action shots and a slightly unbalanced linear story. Feels like a grade ''A'' CSI episode.