Prisoners

** ** 153 minutes and it didn't feel like a chore watching it and had me on the edge of the seat. The title itself being a metaphor for how all the main characters are prisoners to some thing or the other, being constrained. It touches upon guilt, grief, anger and that aching frustration inside you. Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano played their hearts out. Every scene which had Hugo and Jack in them was marvelous with their first encounter being the best, I don't think Hugo overacted at all, the scene where he smashes the sink and wall was a better jumpscare than most horror movies. Jack Dano was unreal, you could see the dread in his face. The scene where he walks the dog and hums the song was creepy as fuck. Keller: Stop playing riddles with me Lol this was funny considering Paul Dano goes on to play the Riddler 9 years later. Jake Gyllenhaal's character was enthralling but I feel his backstory was a bit lacking and that could've been touched upon a bit. In scenes like where Loki was driving Anna and himself to the emergency, at first it looks predictable that they'll reach it but the way the scene was made and the visuals (rain, blood, fading out) it was very gripping and you could never tell if they'd make it. A minor detail, but I loved the nervous facial ticks his character had, it was perfectly subtle enough to just fit without feeling like too much. Ps: the scene where Holly pointed the gun telling Keller to get in the hole and the whole conversation weirdly reminded me of Zootopia and I'm glad someone else felt the same, oh the parallels!