Interesting idea not quite carried through

Rating: 5/10 (2 March 2014)

I saw the film on a long haul flight which is not the best environment to watch a film. Prisoners follows the investigation into the disappearance of a pair of young girls Anna and Joy from outside their homes. The main focus of the film is the father of Anna, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) who is not happy with the urgency of the police investigation being led by Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal).
The premise of the film is quite interesting as the parents are obviously desperate to find the children as quickly as possible. They see the police investigation to be very slow and find it extremely frustrating. I couldn't help but think the film could have been better. The film feels like it's been edited to suit the mass market whereas it should have stuck to it's indie roots. That may be the problem with getting big name stars as the money that is handed out to the cast needs to be recouped via the box office.