Dark, moody, disturbing thriller

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2016)

Super disturbing, creepy, angry and violent with an absolute sense of dread throughout. One of those movies that I wonder why I'm watching because it makes me so uncomfortable. I'm glad I stuck with this though because it also ended up also being one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.
A bit of a slow burn, heavy on the dialogue and maybe too long but masterful storytelling that never went where I was expecting, with many moments when the dots connected and I was like oh wow that's what the significance of "that" is or he has "that" to make noise with. Multiple red herrings in the suspect arena too.
The acting here is also just fantastic, Oscar worthy performances from Hugh Jackman as he takes matters into his own hands when his daughter and her friend go missing; I have never seen him in a role like this before angry, possessed driven to the point of crazy decisions. Jake Gyllenhaal is also amazing as the detective assigned to the case and Melissa Leo, I didn't even recognize her. Can't go wrong with Terrence Howard or Viola Davis either who play the parents of the other missing girl.
Also nice to see a movie (these days) that doesn't rely on special effects, superheroes or crazy action sequences to tell its story. Ultimately one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.4/27/16