A fathers race against time and his own morals...

Rating: 6/10 (6 December 2013)

Normally I am not particularly fond of these type of movies, as they tend to be fairly much alike. And yeah, "Prisoners" do have a lot in common with many others in this particular missing people genre, but still it is an enjoyable movie that is entertaining.
What makes the movie enjoyable was the amazing performances and great actors and actresses in the movie. Especially Hugh Jackman, I must admit that this is without a doubt his best performance in a movie so far that I have seen. He really gets to show so many aspects of his talent in this movie, proving that he is much more than just an action actor.
The storyline in "Prisoners" is captivating and interesting, and director Denis Villeneuve manages to keep the audience at the edge of their seats all throughout the entire movie. This is indeed a very emotional roller-coaster, because the characters are so realistic and you quickly bond with them and get to be in their situation. And of course, the amazing portrayal of the characters by the actors and actresses really helped this along quite nicely.
There were a couple of plot twists here and there, enough to keep the storyline interesting and pushing the movie in a new direction once in a while. However, the ending to the movie was a bit, well, let's just say that it could have been better.
Despite being a rather long movie, then the time passes quickly because the movie is interesting and nicely paced. So the 153 minutes come and go quite fast.
"Prisoners" is overall an enjoyable and watchable movie. However, it is not the type of movie that you watch more than once, because the story doesn't have a sound enough foundation to support multiple viewings.
For fans of Hugh Jackman everywhere, because he really carries the movie quite well.