Thrilling. Riveting. Hard-hitting. One of the best of 2013.

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2013)

Jingle bells. Batman Smells. Robin laid an egg. The Batmobile lost its wheels and Joker got away.
With Prisoners, Denis Villeneuve delivers a perfect piece of thriller and drama punched with an impeccable blend of music and suspense, add to that Deakin's absolute sublime cinematography. A bit of David Fincher-esque thriller and a bit of Hitchcock-esque suspense that culminates into a riveting climax with some astounding developments. Superlative performances from Hugh Jackman (one of his best till date) and Jake Gyllenhaal. A story of a father who goes too far, goes too down, relinquishes all the values and morals in order to find out his possibly abducted daughter and a detective who commits himself onto his pursuit to find the same missing girl. At the end it is we who end up make ourselves the prisoner. It is we who get trapped out of a self-righteous crime. Denis Villeneuve's inch-perfect measure of storyline development, character moulding, Deakin's master cinematography and brilliance from Hugh and Jake are just too powerful to ignore what the film wants to convey. Turns out we all are prisoners in some way or the other. A must must watch.