Prisoners

Preface: Don't watch this if you have children. This movie is your gritty, tough reality take on child abbuction and there's is absolutely nothing glorious or glamorous about it. This movie joins a super "blue collar" family of Hugh Jackman and Marie Bellows, perfectly cast I may add, and Terrence Howard and Viola Davis (perfectly cast) as your white collar family. Both parents have 6ish year old daughters abducted under questionable circumstances and a great movie occurs. Jake Gyllenhal fills in as your consumed by the job police detective who has solved every case presented to him, coincidentally. I think the casting is just perfect and I loved that aspect. You live through the abduction, and Hackman abducting the character of Paul Dano (again, truly perfect casting) as essentially a mentally handicapped man living with his aunt in an RV. I really don't want to ruin anything because it plays out magnificentally, but there is the police hunt for the girl's, and then the Hackman's personal hunt. The movie separates into almost two parts, but you're all-in for both of them. I was a huge fan that was along for the ride I felt. I complained about a few parts, but it's completely acceptable since it's uncharted territory. It almost forces you to took inward and think about what you would do if your child was taken, and that is really terrifying. It was great work in my opinion. Bottom Line: 8.3 out of 10. I don't want to dive into specifics, but I certainly think it's worth your rental. The story and cast is excellent, and that normally denotes an excellent movie. Gyllenhal, who I normally don't like, turns in an excellent performance as well as the VERY good Hugh Jackman. Jump on board before someone ruins the specifics for you and try to get into an excellent film. Excellent job by all, but the ending does leave you a little unsatifisfied, hence the hindered rating for all the great praise.