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Jan. 31st, 2008
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I managed to get my grubby little paws on this all-but-straight to DVD movie (it did have a very limited US release) and watched it last night.
It's not the best movie in the world, definitely having its faults, but I am disappointed it didn't make a larger release. There are plenty of movies that make a general release that are a lot worse. Perhaps they didn't think it would sell because there is no hero in it, or even likable character in it.
Yes, that includes Gerry's character, Neil. He's an arsehole. A really gorgeous, handsome, sexy arsehole, but one all the same. Yes, you feel sorry for the hell he's being put through by Pierce Brosnan's character, but pretty much all that sympathy slips away by the climax of the movie, and it's established in the beginning that he'll walk over anyone (including Nick Lea) to further his own career. He's a jerk!
Never seen Gerry play a jerk before. He's played psychopaths that will bash someone's brains out with a cricket bat just for the hell of it, and I prefer them than this guy.
For a quick synopsis of the plot: Neil is a high-flying ad executive who with his wife, Abby, is carjacked by Tom (Brosnan). Tom tells them he's kidnapped their daughter and for the next several hours they have to do exactly what he tells them or she dies. Then he proceeds to put them through hell, ruining Neil financially and professionally, and even asking him to kill. The question of the film is: What would someone do to save their child?
Gerry's American accent...was iffy, and I've really missed hearing his natural brogue over the past few movies, especially as Brosnan got to use his natural accent, but the range of emotions he shows was excellent from really pissed off to terrified. I don't think he's ever played a character in that horrifying of a situation and it was good to see him as not the tough guy. My favourite scene was where Tom gets Neil to climb up a clock tower, knowing he's scared of heights and forcing him to look over the edge. The mix of fear and desperation was extremely well done. Most disappointing was where Tom demanded Neil kiss him, and Neil just spits in his face...all I could think was "No Gerry, we want you to kiss him!"
Brosnan was excellent. He makes a very creepy, scary bad guy especially when you don't know what his motive for doing all this is. I squee'd at seeing Gerry and Nick Lea in the same scenes, but there was no more of him, and I do really think they could have made more use of his character, especially how they tried to set that relationship up.
No, it's not the best film in the world, but it's an enjoyable thriller and probably only worth buying if you're a diehard Gerry (or Brosnan) fan, but it is worth renting.
It's not the best movie in the world, definitely having its faults, but I am disappointed it didn't make a larger release. There are plenty of movies that make a general release that are a lot worse. Perhaps they didn't think it would sell because there is no hero in it, or even likable character in it.
Yes, that includes Gerry's character, Neil. He's an arsehole. A really gorgeous, handsome, sexy arsehole, but one all the same. Yes, you feel sorry for the hell he's being put through by Pierce Brosnan's character, but pretty much all that sympathy slips away by the climax of the movie, and it's established in the beginning that he'll walk over anyone (including Nick Lea) to further his own career. He's a jerk!
Never seen Gerry play a jerk before. He's played psychopaths that will bash someone's brains out with a cricket bat just for the hell of it, and I prefer them than this guy.
For a quick synopsis of the plot: Neil is a high-flying ad executive who with his wife, Abby, is carjacked by Tom (Brosnan). Tom tells them he's kidnapped their daughter and for the next several hours they have to do exactly what he tells them or she dies. Then he proceeds to put them through hell, ruining Neil financially and professionally, and even asking him to kill. The question of the film is: What would someone do to save their child?
Gerry's American accent...was iffy, and I've really missed hearing his natural brogue over the past few movies, especially as Brosnan got to use his natural accent, but the range of emotions he shows was excellent from really pissed off to terrified. I don't think he's ever played a character in that horrifying of a situation and it was good to see him as not the tough guy. My favourite scene was where Tom gets Neil to climb up a clock tower, knowing he's scared of heights and forcing him to look over the edge. The mix of fear and desperation was extremely well done. Most disappointing was where Tom demanded Neil kiss him, and Neil just spits in his face...all I could think was "No Gerry, we want you to kiss him!"
Brosnan was excellent. He makes a very creepy, scary bad guy especially when you don't know what his motive for doing all this is. I squee'd at seeing Gerry and Nick Lea in the same scenes, but there was no more of him, and I do really think they could have made more use of his character, especially how they tried to set that relationship up.
No, it's not the best film in the world, but it's an enjoyable thriller and probably only worth buying if you're a diehard Gerry (or Brosnan) fan, but it is worth renting.