Prisoners (2013)

I own this movie on DVD

This was a very well done movie. I had heard about it a lot over the years, especially listening to the old CinemaSins Podcast back when that was still active. (They do a Recatopia podcast now)
Now having watched it, it was awesome. Good mystery thriller with great acting and a stacked cast!

Also knowing in now in the future looking back on this movie at the comic book characters a lot of these actors had or would play is kinda funny now. As you got Wolverine beating the snot out of Riddler as WarMachine holds him down. WarMachine is married to Amanda Waller of Suicide Squad, and then the kid with ice powers from Agents of Shield is the son of Wolverine. All the while Mysterio is investigating everything. Lol!
Well technically Warmashine but not, as Terrence Howard played Rhodey in Iron Man 1 but the character was recast before actually becoming War Machine in Iron Man 2... but still.

Anyways, really good movie. And if the rumors are true about Denis Villeneuve being the next director of James Bond in the new Amazon productions, that at least gives me a bit more hope for the future of that franchise of he brings directing skills to that like he did here.

I do need to give this a couple more re watches, but still really good.

Mistake Status: Caught a couple blatant stupidities on my first watch. Not sure if I'd want to revisit this one to go frame by frame for mistakes though. Other movies I'd rather do first.

Quantom X ★

If you asked me what I thought the most underrated movie of all time was, I would say Prisoners. This is one of my all time favourite movies, but not as many people pay attention to this movie as they should. I have watched this movie three times, and it gets better with every rewatch.

This is a geniusly plotted mystery, with a great script and taut direction from Denis Villeneuve. There are so many subtle clues and clever uses of foreshadowing and with every rewatch, my appreciation for this movie grows. The cinematography by Roger Deakins is fantastic. The score by the late Jóhann Jóhannsson is haunting, yet beautiful.

The acting from every cast member is great, they all make their characters feel real, but the performances from Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal are the stand outs of this movie. What makes this movie so engrossing is that despite its bleak appearance, there is a heart beating within its core.

The first time many people came across the name Denis Villeneuve was probably with Arrival or Blade Runner 2049, but for me it was Prisoners. When I found out he was directing Blade Runner 2049, I knew it was in safe hands. He is also directing an adaption of Dune, and I cannot wait for that. Definitely think he is becoming one of the best directors of our time. If you have never seen this movie, I urge you to go watch it.

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