Intense, but Ultimately Dull

Rating: 7/10 (14 April 2019)

Let's get a few things clear immediately, the ending of Prisoners is 10/10 out of this world. Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano give amazing performances and the plot twist just had my jaw on the floor. However, for 2.5 hours, I felt like I deserved more. The idea of the plot was more exciting than the execution. The build up is slow, and hard to justify the wait. This isn't to say Prisoners is an awful movie, I just thought thought it could have been better.