Prisoners

[Chris Knipp]

No, I didn't like PRISONERS one bit. I'm not always in the majority on movies, and I don't want to be. That PRISONERS associates itself with well-known movies doesn't make it a good movie.

There were two high profile new movies this weekend, the other being Ron Howard's RUSH. I haven't reviewed RUSH but I liked it a lot better than PRISONERS. It's a bit simplistic with its battle of the edifyingly contrasted sports hero titans, but it's fun, Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth both do good jobs as the leads, and in its way it's a very well-made film. I'd recommend it to anybody who likes the subject matter. I can't recommend PRISONERS to anybody. I would warn anybody against it, and for the ladies and anyone with sensitivities it's absolutely to be avoided.