Pascal Laugier, the director of the indelibly disturbing film
Martyrs, returns with this interesting story of a small mining town besieged by a serial child kidnapper. Filled with an unnerving sense of dread, the movie works its way under your skin, promising cringe-worthy tension to come -- until it switches gears and turns into a wholly different film. By doing so, Laugier opens the door to some viewers being disappointed by what the film most certainly is not, even if what the picture turns out to be is more fascinating than the simple genre tale it initially presents itself as.
Jessica Biel is terrific in the lead role as Julia, a doctor in a depres...
Released:
2012
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins