Prisoners
critic Reviews
, 81% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Prisoners has an emotional complexity and a sense of dread that makes for absorbing (and disturbing) viewing.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKate StablesSight & Sound
Guzikowski's well-honed thriller occasionally idles under Villeneuve's dark character studies, but the director's powerfully imposed mood of dread elevates what might otherwise have been just a superior police procedural.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJason BaileyFlavorwire
An increasingly sloppy thriller, filled with obvious clues, laughable red herrings, and halfhearted "shock" reveals, played at a snail's pace that lets far too much air into the narrative.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChris StuckmannChrisStuckmann.com
This film haunted me for days and weeks after seeing it, and the feeling still lingers.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJonathan RomneyFilm Comment Magazine
Prisoners -- sometimes awkwardly, for the most part persuasively -- does a delicate balancing act between outright nightmare and naturalism.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKate ErblandFilm School Rejects
Even the most seemingly benign scenes posses a low level of fear, and the final hour is heavy enough to leave audiences shaking (and shaken).
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWesley MorrisGrantland
Jackman is still in his phase of high-masculine misery... The entire performance is an exclamation point, and he swings it like a baseball bat.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMiles SurreyThe Ringer
The tense thriller that put its director on the map...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreIván KaziEscribiendoCine
While the resolution is close to being predictable... the movie's strong suit is something else. The process, the content, and the journey are profoundly immersive. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
“Prisoners” offers some slick foreboding, crafty twists, and a satisfying ending.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBrian EggertDeep Focus Review
An absorbing, skillfully made drama.
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