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Rating: Null/10 (14 October 2013)

I wasn't sure what to think of this movie before we watched it. I'm a big fan of Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal and I was excited that they made a movie together. However, this movie is just downright confusing. First, it's a two and half hour movie that can easily be put into an hour and half movie if they took out the stuff that doesn't matter. The story line goes like this two girls get abducted, the police end up with two suspects, the parents go insane, and then the person you never thought did it was actually the one who did it. Meanwhile, the dad tortures this poor innocent man that is completely difficult to watch. The gore was too much for me to handle. I understand how the second suspect fits into the picture but I'm not sure his role in the abduction. They never really say; he just there on the side lines doing is own creepy, stalkerish stuff. Also, as a spoiler alert: I don't see the point of the father being abducted in the end either. The movie could easily have removed this part as it has nothing to do with the plot. The ending was terrible. It just ended with really nothing being revealed as if they reached two and half hours and said good enough. On a different note, Jake Gyllenhaal is a really good actor and in this movie he gives it his all to his character. I really enjoyed watching him.