Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Hugh Jackman | ... | Keller Dover | |
Jake Gyllenhaal | ... | Detective Loki | |
Viola Davis | ... | Nancy Birch | |
Maria Bello | ... | Grace Dover | |
Terrence Howard | ... | Franklin Birch | |
Melissa Leo | ... | Holly Jones | |
Paul Dano | ... | Alex Jones | |
Dylan Minnette | ... | Ralph Dover | |
Zoë Soul | ... | Eliza Birch | |
Erin Gerasimovich | ... | Anna Dover | |
Kyla-Drew | ... | Joy Birch (as Kyla-Drew Simmons) | |
Wayne Duvall | ... | Captain Richard O'Malley | |
Len Cariou | ... | Father Patrick Dunn | |
David Dastmalchian | ... | Bob Taylor | |
Brad James | ... | Officer Carter |
How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver, Alex Jones, but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads and pressure mounts, knowing his child's life is at stake the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? Written by Warner Bros. Pictures
Prisoners is extremely suspenseful and equally disturbing. Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, whose last film was the equally spellbinding and disturbing Incendies, builds up the tension from the first frame and does not let up for the full 153 minutes of the movie. Aaron Guzikowski's script, though on the surface a child kidnapping thriller, bucks all Hollywood trends and, as well as being a taut thriller, poses serious moral issues. It also helps that the film has a first rate cast doing outstanding work: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Terence Howard, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello and Viola Davis. Prisoners is not for the faint heated but is likely to feature strongly at next year's Oscars.