Interesting

Rating: 7/10 (13 June 2008)

There can be no doubt that this is a very controversial subject area. Child abduction is a horrible thing for any parent or relative to contemplate. The film is very interesting in the line it takes and the head it reaches is a thought-provoking (if rather bizarre) dilemma.
Casey Affleck is great as the young detective to investigate the disappearance of a young girl in his neighbourhood (the oh so subtly named Amanda MacCreadey is the girl's character). But of the two, his partner, played by Michelle Monaghan, is far more believable. Morgan Freeman is solid and does a great job of portraying his character during his brief appearances.
Overall though I think my hat is off to Ed Harris, who plays a seriously tough police detective, and is actually quite terrifying at times.
I think the film is a little too on the "band wagon" - the parallels to the Madeleine McCann story are too in your face - but it is presented sensitively, and there can be no denial that it has a delicious twist, and the ultimate question is left hanging in a very poignant manner. I'll be interested in seeing how Ben Affleck's directing skills progress.