movie hits the spot

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2005)

The movie takes on the terror of just living in Mexico. Dakota Fanning and Denzel Washington set up to the kidnapping to perfection - creating their roles, the mood, including the dangers, but holding a keen core relationship which is both awesome and an understanding of their roles. After the kidnapping, Denzel's character is everything he claimed to be earlier, and now he proves it. His character is ruthless, yet he has the talent to employee wit, wisdom, physique, and courage to bring the audience to somewhere they can't imagine. After viewing this movie, one is certainly aware that kidnapping is as real in Mexico as is portrayed in this movie - why would anyone live there let alone visit! Denzel also portrays the hope for liberty -- the sacrifice of one for another -- perhaps the only true answer toward dealing with terrorism.