Two of Twenty-Four

I cannot imagine life without movies, but am in no way what one might typically think of as a film student. I admit to watching and often enjoying foreign films, but to be perfectly frank I love nothing more than your down n’ dirty cheesy Hollywood action flick. Generally I watch all sorts of films so have a recommendation for almost anyone; except horror (no point with my eyes shut) or anything depressingly sad (film is for fun, not tears). This is raw “real me to real you” film feedback.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Prisoners

Holy crap, I am still reeling from this movie. It took me until 20-30min from the end to figure out the whodunnit of this 2.5hr kidnapping thriller. The entire time it was like trying to solve a puzzle... could this be the person? No, because of x-reason... but wait, if they had an accomplice... still no. Hmmm but what about that clue! Or that clue over there! No no diversion and distraction at its best. Some pretty passionate acting too, especially by Hugh Jackman. It was balanced out by really beautifully subtle characters, played by Melissa Leo and Paul Dano to name a couple, but the whole movie overall was pretty intense.

Just when you thought it wasn't going to go there, it did. And when you thought it wasn't... well boy did it. And one of the best parts for me was when it all tied up neatly, all the subtleties came together, all the nuances accounted for.