Overall: ridiculous and full of plot holes but enteratining enough

Rating: 6/10 (19 November 2018)

Silly film that is ludicrous overall but the acting, directing and plot development are strong enough to make it an entertaining watch.
I wasn't bored, which is a good thing. But silly bits in the film stop this being a truly good movie. An example of this is the kid that Jackman kidnaps. He gets tortured beyond belief yet never says a word to procure his release. I know he's supposed to be 'slow' but this was too far fetched. He spoke in other scenes and he could have divulged info that would have saved him but instead he showed unrealistic mental fortitude by remaining silent. In another out-of-character moment, this 'slow' kid (and he is slow, it's not a red herring) manipulates the emotions of Jackman's friend's wife to buy him a split second of time, in which he suddenly manages to rather deftly attack her, smash a window and remove a piece of glass, intended to use as a weapon. This scene was ridiculous and showed a conniving intellect that was beyond the possibility of the character. Plus like I mention, if he can do this, why not give Jackman the answers he wanted so he can be released? There was no reason not to!
There were some other issues, like why the guilty family had been doing this and how they'd got away with it so far and why the husband suddenly killed himself and why the priest never told anyone. And then there's that red herring guy who appeared to be the murderer but was just acting out from the abuse he had received from the family (which raises more questions - why did they let him go? Why did he never tell anyone?). I'm sure there were other plot holes but I don't fully recall now.
So yeah, it was entertaining enough but silly plot holes and unrealistic behaviour from certain characters reduces the overall quality and integrity of the film.