Prisoners

Movie • 2013

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Roger Ebert

Director Villeneuve gives us a couple of truly suspenseful scenes... but as the plot goes into high gear... 'Prisoners' wears out its welcome.

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Variety

Powered by an unusually rich, twisty script by Aaron Guzikowski and career-best performances from Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, this tale of two Pennsylvania families searching for their kidnapped daughters sustains an almost unbearable tension for two-and-a-half hours.

variety.com/2013/film/reviews/prisoners-review-telluride-1200593140/

The Guardian

Prisoners is as involved and twisty as any airport bestseller: not an adaptation, though, but an original screenplay by TV writer-producer Aaron Guzikowski.

theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/26/prisoners-review

The Guardian

Atmospheric cinematography by Roger Deakins lends an affecting air of doomy portent to this twisty thriller about child abduction and the corruption of innocence.

theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/29/prisoners-hugh-jackman-gyllenhaal-review

NPR

Villeneuve is undeniably a master of slow-build tension.

npr.org/2013/09/19/221842532/prisoners-of-a-story-bound-by-that-devil-subtext

Collider

Keller’s desperation to find Anna brings forth a fury that is even more terrifying than a character who uses metal claws to impale people.

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Common Sense Media

Jackman is unforgettable as Keller, a God-fearing carpenter who can do so much with his hands -- including beating an unarmed, mentally disabled younger man until he's no longer recognizable.

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IMDb

This movie had me love and hate Hugh Jackman's character which was so complex to the point of making me question my moral standards.

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