I had to break this movie up into three separate viewings mostly because it was lumped in with 'Funny Games' which I HATED and because I had read a deposition from the mass murderer Gary Hilton that mistakenly got posted online and then took down, in which he details the kidnapping and murder of his last victim before getting caught. I was convinced we were heading toward a bad ending. As it was it was interesting.
The movie delves deeply into what happens to a victim when they are in a hopeless situation and that was very hard to watch.
Teresa Palmer is EXCELLENT. She can really act and is fearless in this role to be so emotionally raw, while she's subjected to what can only be termed psychological torture. The male lead, Max Riemelt was chilling and very subtle as her sociopathic captor.
There are some really beautiful shots in this as we get to see the world through Clare's eyes. It's very poignant as you know she has to be thinking her days of looking at anything are numbered.
The movie successfully avoids Hollywood clichés of the captor/captive dynamic and lets you figure out what happens after the credits roll. Like I said, I couldn't get the deposition out of my mind, which contained a few events that correlated with this movie.
All in all a good movie but very difficult to get through. Not light entertainment at all. Some really good acting if you can maintain your objectivity which I found hard to do.
The movie delves deeply into what happens to a victim when they are in a hopeless situation and that was very hard to watch.
Teresa Palmer is EXCELLENT. She can really act and is fearless in this role to be so emotionally raw, while she's subjected to what can only be termed psychological torture. The male lead, Max Riemelt was chilling and very subtle as her sociopathic captor.
There are some really beautiful shots in this as we get to see the world through Clare's eyes. It's very poignant as you know she has to be thinking her days of looking at anything are numbered.
The movie successfully avoids Hollywood clichés of the captor/captive dynamic and lets you figure out what happens after the credits roll. Like I said, I couldn't get the deposition out of my mind, which contained a few events that correlated with this movie.
All in all a good movie but very difficult to get through. Not light entertainment at all. Some really good acting if you can maintain your objectivity which I found hard to do.