Extremely detailed, engrossing, and powerful

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2013)

Prisoners is nothing like you expect it to be from seeing previews, and drawing conclusions. It's exceptionally fast paced, and though it has a 2 hour 28 minute running time, it flies by. Boasting an All-star cast, and a plot mildly familiar to The Lovely Bones (though slightly different, and far more adult than The Lovely Bones), it was more than The Lovely Bones could have ever hoped to have been.
With fantastic Direction from Denis Villenueva, and spectacular acting from Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, and Terence Howard, this film is extremely engrossing, and powerful.
An absolutely spectacular, engrossing, suspense-filled drama. Superb directing, acting, and a brilliant plot.
8.4/10