by Abhishek Panikkar
Hugh Jackman stars as Keller Dover, a protective, religious and strict father with a strong belief in being prepared for any circumstance. When Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, a mysterious hotshot detective Loki played by Jake Gyllenhaal is assigned to the case. A creepy mentally handicapped Alex Jones played by Paul Dano is found near the scene with no evidence, leaving the police clueless; Keller decides to take matters into his own hands. The film is directed by upcoming critically acclaimed director Dennis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski in his Hollywood breakthrough. Special mention has to be given to the outstanding cinematography by 10-time Oscar nominee Roger Deakins.
Dover is a typical hardworking father and husband of a middle class family who visit their neighbours Franklin and Nancy Birch played by Terrance Howard and Viola Davis for Thanksgiving. Their young daughters go out to play and mysteriously disappear. Alex Jones is the only suspect but according to the police his IQ is that of a 10 year old and he couldn’t have possibly committed the crime. Days pass with the police running out of ideas and the families struggle to understand and cope with their loss. Dover is convinced that Jones is responsible and that he knows where the girls are and so proceeds to abduct and torture the information out of him.
Dover is a typical hardworking father and husband of a middle class family who visit their neighbours Franklin and Nancy Birch played by Terrance Howard and Viola Davis for Thanksgiving. Their young daughters go out to play and mysteriously disappear. Alex Jones is the only suspect but according to the police his IQ is that of a 10 year old and he couldn’t have possibly committed the crime. Days pass with the police running out of ideas and the families struggle to understand and cope with their loss. Dover is convinced that Jones is responsible and that he knows where the girls are and so proceeds to abduct and torture the information out of him.