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<\/a><\/p>\nMost folks don\u2019t like to go to movies that play out on a big screen every parent\u2019s next to worst nightmare\u2014your kids are snatched. I say next to worse, because what is worse is when your child suddenly dies\u2014 trust me, I\u2019m sure about this one. This movie may however prove to be the exception, because it is exceptionally well done, and has enough twists and turns to make it very interesting. There are several times in this movie where you have your suspicions, but then you end up saying\u2014 \u2018I didn\u2019t see that coming\u2019. It makes for good suspense. And while the pace of this two hour twenty-six minute R rated film (R for violence) is a bit too slow, the acting is superb, especially by the two leads\u2014Hugh Jackman (the distraught father trying to save his daughter) and Jake Gyllenhaal (the cop detective trying to find the kids).<\/p>\n
One of the themes effectively explored in this film is this\u2014 What would you as a parent be prepared to do to get your child back? There are of course numerous true stories of perfectly normal non-violent parents going not merely to extremes, but going crazy, and outside the law, to find their child. Such a person is Mr. Dover played brilliantly by Hugh Jackman. You may say in advance \u2018I would never do that even if it was my child\u2019 but like any number of other crisis matters, you don\u2019t really know what you would do until you get into that situation. Non-violent people become violent, quiet people become loud, peaceful people become belligerent, and normally sane people become insane in such situations. Losing a child to either kidnapping or sudden death is one of the ultimate tests of one\u2019s character\u2014 how you respond changes you irrevocably. <\/p>\n
One of the things I appreciated most about this film, is its honesty. It did not sugar coat things, and it showed both the success and failures of even the most determined detectives. The realism of the film is admirable\u2026 but it is also gut-wrenching. Maybe this is not the film to go see on Halloween when the kids are all out in the streets. But any other time, its worth seeing. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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