It's not a particularly conventional thriller, but I enjoyed it nonetheless

Rating: Null/10 (9 October 2013)

If you're looking for lots of violence, blood, gore, and a predictable storyline, you won't find it here. But that doesn't mean it's boring. And you also won't find any standard villains either (can you think of any other movie with a bad guy with a low I.Q. that never (or almost never) speaks? While that may be unique, it doesn't really help things. I would have preferred some more talking. Anyway, unlike conventional thrillers, this one doesn't solve things too easily, too quickly. An almost unrecognizable Melissa Leo plays the aunt of one of the kidnappers, who, it turns out, is also a sicko. Even though this is supposed to come as no surprise, I didn't see it coming. If you didn't either, you will be just as surprised as I was. Aside from Hugh Jackman being held at gunpoint, and the opening scenes with everybody together on Thanksgiving Day, there's nothing here you've seen before. I recommend it.
*** out of ****