Simply Fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (7 September 2014)

An excellent suspense thriller. On the edge of my seat from start to end. Totally taken by surprise by the amount of viewers who gave this film a poor review. Those types of viewers aren't able to simply enjoy a flick; instead they spend their entire time looking for problems in a movie - therefore their reviews need to be disregarded because the only type of movie that could ever convince them is one taken from a live cell phone for 2 hours of some real-time event like a city-held event such as a parade or something.
There is a lot of "red herrings" during the middle part of the movie, but all of them have you wondering which one of them is "the kidnapper". This effectively removes any suspicion you might have about who the real perpetrator might be.
Back to the movie - nail-biting, suspenseful and intense. Excellent acting. Great plot line. Jackman delivers an awesome performance, and his anger is portrayed very well. Jake is portrayed as a hero in the ending and you can't help but think "humble hero" in your mind when you see his performance at the end.
If you're the type that's going to sit there for all 2.5 hours and just look for errors, then don't bother watching, and don't bother watching any other movie for that matter, because you're obviously incapable of enjoying any film. But if you can sit back and enjoy a good flick and allow yourself to engage into a world of storytelling, then this film will not let you down. Highly recommended for movie-goers that aren't so "literal" and know how to enjoy a good flick.