This gripping thriller about a father desperate to find his disappeared daughter has already earned Hugh Jackman Supporting Actor of the Year at the Hollywood Film Festival. Jake Gyllenhaal is also no slouch as the detective trying to solve the case even as Jackman constantly acts out. Gyllenhaal was last blogged in End of Watch and I profiled Jackman in Les Misérables. Good support is provided by Maria Bello (most recently in The Company Men), Terrence Howard (covered toward the end of The Company You Keep), Viola Davis (last mentioned in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Melissa Leo (profiled in The Fighter), and Paul Dano (just in 12 years a Slave).
Like the last picture directed by Denis Villeneuve, Incendies, there's a twist at the end. Jack said afterwards he saw it coming. I had no idea. The script is the second for Aaron Guzikowski. The music, by Jóhann Jóhansson, is scary stuff. You can stream it track by track on youtube, starting with #1.
With violence that caused me to shield my eyes, this is no chick flick; in fact, it's John's favorite movie of the year and he makes fun of chick flicks--you know, the ones with too much talking and not enough hitting. Rottentomatoes critics average 81% and audiences 88, so if this is your thing, you won't be disappointed. You should find it playing locally, since it's #22 at the box office after 10 weeks of release.
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