a nail biting thriller that at times, didn't win me over.

Rating: 5/10 (29 September 2013)

The direction and cinematography in 'prisoners' was nothing short of relative to the probable panic and eerie realism of child abduction.
However, The film lacked for me in many places; plot was god awful, unrealistic in the senses of human behavior, and very.. very far fetched in the realm of noir.
The first 40 minutes of the movie had me thinking that it could be on par with other similar greats like 'mystic river'. 'Prisoners' had me leaving the theater shaking my head and questionably contemplating with myself about how far a person would take matter into their own hands.
A twisty thriller is one thing, but an unreal case of snakes, mazes, and a serial killing elderly couple who against all odds, were separated by yet again a sex offending pastuer? Oh brother.
All in all the movie could have been summed up in the regular hour and thirty time frame. The run time had me looking at my watch every several minutes wondering when the mediocre story would end.
worth watching? maybe. more than once? never.