Hey Friends,
Prisoners centers around two
families in their frantic search for the man responsible for
kidnapping their daughters. As the police follow several red
herrings, Keller Dover (played by Hugh Jackman) becomes obsessive in
finding the truth.
Hugh Jackman is many things; a great
singer,decent actor, Wolverine but, was he the right actor for the
film? No, he wasn't. While his character is supposed to be this
concerned father, Jackman comes across as someone who watch too many
American soap operas. His performance felt forced and melodramtic
which cheapened the story. However, it wasn't entirely his fault and
he wasn't the only one who suffered.. He and Jake Gyllenhaal, who
plays Detective Loki, were both subjected to some poor dialogue.
Gyllenhaal however, was able to overcome the dialogue for the most
part by playing the character indifferent at times which helped scale
back the melodrama.
Paul Dano who plays Alex Jones, a
suspect in the case, shines with his timid yet cryptic portrayal of
the trouble young man. His quiet reservedness is chilling as he
becomes a victim himself in more ways than one. Surprisingly Melissa
Leo, in very convincing old age makeup, plays the protective aunt of
Alex Jones and while she does a pretty good job, her character arch
is visible from 50 miles away.
Truth be told, I felt like a prisoner
having to watch an almost three hour film. The ending was obvious
within the first thirty minutes, so for the next two hours and twenty
minutes I sat there wishing someone would let me escape. The film
easily could have been cut down to two and half hours but lingering
shots of trees got the better of the film. If you want to sit in a
dark theatre and pull out your hair, be my guest but for those of you
who want to not be stressed out save this one for Netflix.
See you guys next week and keep
watching!
