Prisoners

The film choice is getting a bit thin at the moment. Some say it's down to Grand Theft Auto 5's recent release last week. Needless to say I wasn't spoilt for choice this weekend. The other new release being Runner,Runner Justin Timberlake and Ben Afleck's latest. Prisoners had a better write up and you generally can't go wrong with Hugh Jackman and Jake Gylenhall. So having biked back from the bay I settled down for the 11.00 am showing.
It started off well. There was a certain atmosphere, moody and sinister which I liked. And they managed to maintain that mood through most of the film. The synopsis, for those who haven't seen the trailer centres around two families whose children disappear one autumnal afternoon. A man is arrested on suspicion of abducting the two kids and then released due to insufficient evidence. One of the children's father (Hugh Jackman) kidnaps the suspect and applies his own questioning technique..
I enjoyed this film. Granted there was a few unanswered questions but in truth I think they were answered it's just that I missed the answers... if you know what I mean. It ended rather abruptly, almost an Inception ending. Which, to be fair didn't bother me really..
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gylenhall were both excellent, and once again Paul Dano played another odd character well as he did in There Will Be Blood..
Perhaps it was a little too long for my liking but an enjoyable ***1/2..

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