Top 250 on the IMDb?

Rating: 7/10 (25 September 2017)

"Prisoners" was a fine suspense/thriller, if a bit slow paced at first. It's not your typical scare fest. The atmosphere it creates is dark and bleak and it makes you think what how would you react if your little girl suddenly disappears into thin air.
Although I thought I payed attention through out the entire film, there are many things that I simply did not understand or they were purposely left for viewer interpretation. The acting is first grade and overall this is a finely crafted movie, the type that will be analyzed for years to come, but at face value it left me confused. The motives behind the two girls disappearing just don't hold any water for me.
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal give strong and believable performances, far removed from their usual blockbuster fare. What baffles me here is this movie being in the IMDb top 250. "Prisoners" is a quite good film, but a top 250? Not in my book. Other, far more influential films are NOT on that list, so I'll have to wonder what makes most IMDb users tick.
Anyway, "Prisoners" is not for everyone, it builds slowly and ends in a very disjointed way. It's still very entertaining, but definitely not TOP 250 fare.