Gone (2012)

A woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.

Director:

Heitor Dhalia

Writer:

Allison Burnett

Stars:

Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Wes Bentley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Seyfried	...	Jill
Daniel Sunjata	...	Powers
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Sharon Ames
Sebastian Stan	...	Billy
Wes Bentley	...	Peter Hood
Nick Searcy	...	Mr. Miller
Socratis Otto	...	Jim
Emily Wickersham	...	Molly
Joel David Moore	...	Nick Massey
Katherine Moennig	...	Erica Lonsdale
Michael Paré	...	Lt. Ray Bozeman
Sam Upton	...	Officer McKay
Ted Rooney	...	Henry Massey
Erin Carufel	...	Officer Ash
Amy Argyle	...	Tanya Muslin (as Amy Lawhorn)

Storyline

When her sister disappears, Jill is convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years ago has returned, and she sets out to once again face her abductor.

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | female in shower | gay character | violence | homosexual | 

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Taglines:

No one believes her. Nothing will stop her.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, brief language and drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

12 Horas

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,770,360, 26 February 2012, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$11,653,123, 8 April 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emily Wickersham is 2 years older than Amanda Seyfred who plays Emily's older sister in the movie.

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Goofs

Jill's neighbor tells her that the mysterious van was outside her house at 1:00am, but when she confronts the locksmith she asks him if it was there at 2:30am.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jill: Are you going to say hi?
Molly: Maybe tomorrow after my final. Right now I've got to become an expert on marginal productivity theory.
Jill: I'd ask you what that is, but then I'm afraid you'd tell me.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.29 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Even If I
Written by Reed Dahlmeier
Performed by Reed KD
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

A tense thriller that is enjoyable enough for a rainy day.

I think Gone is a film that is pretty much destined for bad reviews, which is a shame because I actually found it quite good, the story is about a girl who was abducted a year ago, but escaped her captor, she goes on living day to day life with the help of mess to deal with the trauma, that is until her captor comes back for her and takes her sister instead, a game of cat and mouse ensues and the viewer is taken on a fast paced cracking thrill ride. Yes there are problems with Gone, for starters the script is slightly underwritten and some story lines are totally forgotten about, particularly some of the story lines surrounding the supporting characters, and it has a bit of a 90's b-grade thriller vibe to it, but for what it's worth it also has a lot of good things about it too. The central performance by Amanda Seyfried is a good one, she is very convincing as the determined heroine of the story, the cinematography is very fitting to the story, the cold and damp setting of Portland is wonderfully captured by the camera, the pace is fast as a bullet, each scene is quick and doesn't drag on and it has some genuinely scary and tense scenes, particularly towards the end.

Some reviews I have read say that Ananda Seyfried deserves better roles, yes she deserves great roles because she is a supremely talented young actress but I really don't see what's so bad about this role, it's a strong female character, I think people may only want to see her in romantic comedies and that's it. Speaking of Ms Seyfried, she gets better and better in every film I see her in, she has a very natural acting style, she never seems forced, everything seems very natural for her, I look forward to seeing where her career goes.

Gone is a real middle ground kind of thriller, it's not a teen slasher and it's not a more mature adult thriller either, it kind of takes what's great about both types and combines them into a highly entertaining movie that will have you guessing tight until the very end. My only criticism is just the abandoned story lines of the supporting characters, I dint know if it's lazy writing or what but for me I felt I was steered in a direction only to be left thinking, but all in all the movie is great, I would definitely watch it again.

Give it a go, I hope you enjoy, Amanda Seyfried is wonderful. :) excellent.