Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo
Rating: R for disturbing violent content including torture, and language throughout
Run Time: 2 hours, 33 minutes
Synopsis: Keller Dover (Jackman) is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki (Gyllenhaal) arrests its driver, Alex Jones (Dano), but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads and pressure mounts, knowing his child's life is at stake the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
REVIEW
Andrew: Hello
readers! We are BACK after a relatively long hiatus, and we’re excited about
this film we’re coming back from. Real quick though we want to apologize for
the length of our absence from blogging. It’s just been a really busy last
couple of months and our schedules have been so mixed up that it’s been
difficult to A.) see a movie together, or B.) record, transcribe and post a
review if we DID see a movie. But things are starting to get back to normal and
we should be coming back with regular review posts as we get closer to the end
of the year. We’ll also be posting reviews we’ve had in the can during our
hiatus, so be on the lookout for those.
But the other night Sarah and I were able to catch a preview screening
of this weekend’s new drama, Prisoners. It is the Hollywood debut
of French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, who has already made a name for
himself with foreign films like his Academy Award-nominated 2010 film Incendies.
Prisoners starts Jake Gyllenhaal as a Pennsylvania police
detective, Detective Loki, who picks up the case of two young girls who have
been abducted on Thanksgiving Day. Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard play Keller
Dover and Franklin Birch, the fathers of the girls who are taken; Maria Bello and
Viola Davis play the mothers…
Sarah: And Paul Dano
plays the prime suspect – a man with a low IQ that lives with his religious
aunt, played by Oscar-winner Melissa Leo. It’s a fantastic cast!
