Incredibly Gripping

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2015)

Well, I wasn't sure what to think when the film opened up with a father and son hunt where they shoot a horrible animated fake deer. I thought Oh no this is a bad sign, but it quickly got better from that moment on. The plot is about two families whose two daughters are both abducted and the search to find them. It mainly focuses on Keller Dover (played by Hugh Jackman) one of the fathers, and Detective Loki (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) and both of their separate efforts to find the missing girls. The sense of distressed urgency made it the most gripping and tense movie I have ever experienced. All of the acting was incredibly believable, every single actor. That is quite rare and I applaud them all. The performances along with the plot, and shots throughout made the horrors of having a child kidnapped relatable to an audience who have never experience such a thing or who may not even have a child of their own. It delves into mystery, real life horror, and issues of morality which made it a very suspenseful thriller. The only downside was the ambiguous ending, that left you unsatisfied with a story that so desperately needed closure and hope.