SYNOPSIS:
Neil (Butler) and Abby Warner (Bello) have the perfect life and a perfect marriage. With their beautiful young daughter, Sophie, they are living the American dream...until that day…When Sophie is suddenly kidnapped, they have no choice but to comply with the abductor’s demands. The kidnapper - Ryan (Brosnan), a cold and calculating sociopath takes over their lives with the brutal efficiency of someone who has nothing to lose. In the blink of an eye Neil and Abby's safe and secure existence is turned upside down. Over the next twenty four hours they are at the mercy of a man who wants only one thing. That they do his bidding. It soon becomes clear that Ryan's demands are all the more terrifying because he doesn't want their money. What he wants is for Neil and Abby's life, the life that they have built over 10 years, to be systematically dismantled and destroyed. Piece by piece.
Prior to watching the said film in the movie house, I initially saw some scenes from the movie as it was being played in the bus I rode going to Ortigas. I found it really amusing at first plus the fact that it was Pierce Brosnan who seems to play a very crucial part. So I requested that my hubby and I watch this as soon as it opens it the movie houses!
As we watched it, it never turned us down. These days when our world has totally turned mad, this movie is a firm evidence of how people think nowadays. The first part of the movie may seem slow and stagnant that you might feel like sleeping but as soon as Pierce Brosnan appears, you’d be awakened and you’d get tuned in right away. Pierce Brosnan’s role is vital to the movie. It would actually appear as if he gave life to the film. Normally, you’d expect him to be the bedazzling agent 007, but from this film he’ll surprise viewers as he plays a psychopath determined to ruin and annihilate. But he really played an award-winning role. On the other hand, Butler & Bello did award-winning supporting roles too as they gave life to the fearing couple
From the trailer which says:“an unfaithful wife…an unsuspecting husband…an obsessive lover…”-you’d definitely assume and suspect who depicts who among the characters. But the movie will give a real twist that might turn your world upside down as it leads you to the film’s end. And it leaves you one question: “Who’s the butterfly on the wheel?”
The movie seemed hefty and overflowing emotional tension is very evident. It defies adultery and would leave you with these questions hanging on your head:
-How do you exactly bring justice to a crime like adultery?
-How grave is it to sleep with someone else’s husband or wife?
-What would you exactly do if you caught your partner having an affair?
-Would you be driven to kill, punish or seek revenge?
The movie actually illustrates the modern day way of seeking revenge and giving justice to the pains of adultery. It destroys the usual norms of endless cries, suicide, or committing adultery as well to be even. It exemplifies revenge in a very intelligent way.
RATING: 9 out of 10 stars
RE-WATCH VALUE: High
Neil (Butler) and Abby Warner (Bello) have the perfect life and a perfect marriage. With their beautiful young daughter, Sophie, they are living the American dream...until that day…When Sophie is suddenly kidnapped, they have no choice but to comply with the abductor’s demands. The kidnapper - Ryan (Brosnan), a cold and calculating sociopath takes over their lives with the brutal efficiency of someone who has nothing to lose. In the blink of an eye Neil and Abby's safe and secure existence is turned upside down. Over the next twenty four hours they are at the mercy of a man who wants only one thing. That they do his bidding. It soon becomes clear that Ryan's demands are all the more terrifying because he doesn't want their money. What he wants is for Neil and Abby's life, the life that they have built over 10 years, to be systematically dismantled and destroyed. Piece by piece.
Prior to watching the said film in the movie house, I initially saw some scenes from the movie as it was being played in the bus I rode going to Ortigas. I found it really amusing at first plus the fact that it was Pierce Brosnan who seems to play a very crucial part. So I requested that my hubby and I watch this as soon as it opens it the movie houses!
As we watched it, it never turned us down. These days when our world has totally turned mad, this movie is a firm evidence of how people think nowadays. The first part of the movie may seem slow and stagnant that you might feel like sleeping but as soon as Pierce Brosnan appears, you’d be awakened and you’d get tuned in right away. Pierce Brosnan’s role is vital to the movie. It would actually appear as if he gave life to the film. Normally, you’d expect him to be the bedazzling agent 007, but from this film he’ll surprise viewers as he plays a psychopath determined to ruin and annihilate. But he really played an award-winning role. On the other hand, Butler & Bello did award-winning supporting roles too as they gave life to the fearing couple
From the trailer which says:“an unfaithful wife…an unsuspecting husband…an obsessive lover…”-you’d definitely assume and suspect who depicts who among the characters. But the movie will give a real twist that might turn your world upside down as it leads you to the film’s end. And it leaves you one question: “Who’s the butterfly on the wheel?”
The movie seemed hefty and overflowing emotional tension is very evident. It defies adultery and would leave you with these questions hanging on your head:
-How do you exactly bring justice to a crime like adultery?
-How grave is it to sleep with someone else’s husband or wife?
-What would you exactly do if you caught your partner having an affair?
-Would you be driven to kill, punish or seek revenge?
The movie actually illustrates the modern day way of seeking revenge and giving justice to the pains of adultery. It destroys the usual norms of endless cries, suicide, or committing adultery as well to be even. It exemplifies revenge in a very intelligent way.
RATING: 9 out of 10 stars
RE-WATCH VALUE: High
