"He's not a person anymore. No, he stopped being a person when he took our daughters." Hugh Jackman's performance in the car when he has the outburst about how she's thinking of her father and not him, cuts you right to the core. Powerful stuff. Also, Denis Villeneuve really knows how to get the intensity out of his actors. There should have been some Oscar nominations for some of these performances.
You know how at the Oscars, they show that clip that showcases how good their performance is in the movie? Hugh Jackman had like five of them in this one.
@@tonyvelli4324 you are correct sir... jake is the star of this movie, not jack... jack OVERacted, and i know people can't tell the difference because i had a massive argument about this already on another reaction and don't really look forward to going through that again but for those of you without the requisite levels of discernment, just take it from your better.... jake -perfect, jack too much
One of the best films of this millennium and one that makes you wonder if you can be prepared for the unexpected. Jake Gyllenhaal's best character and Hugh Jackman's best performance are in this film and the ending is one of those ones that forces you to come up with your own interpretation which is always great.
Ok, you said more like this. Here ya go! IDENTITY-2003 MURDER BY NUNBERS-2002 PRESUMED INNOCENT-1990 JUST CAUSE-1995 MYSTIC RIVER-2003 ARLINGTON ROAD-1999 THE VANISHING-1993 SEA OF LOVE-1989 KISS THE GIRLS-1997 HIGH CRIMES-2002 THE LITTLE THINGS-2021 SHUTTER ISLAND-2010 SECRET WINDOW-2004 GONE BABY GONE-2007 GONE-2012 These are great movies in the same vain as Prisoners. They are suspense thrillers, who done it, type of movies with great A-list actors/actresses. I think you'll like them.
I really wish Keller had been more prepared going in that house. He knew what that old lady was capable of. He may be a survivalist but he doesn’t want to kill anyone. Just wants his daughter back. The mother is a psychopath. Keller underestimated her. But I love the whistle at the end. If Keller had gone through all that and died in a hole that would be so depressing. I like that it ends in hope.
Just try Denny Veal-nerve for a rough approximation of how to pronounce the directors name, also I recommend Incendies, an earlier film of his but probably my favourite.
Can't believe you put yourselves through this as expecting parents. Impressed you made it through. Watched this as a father and it made me question how far I'd go, how dark would I let myself get?
One of my fave movies, cause it’s so good, but it’s a definite “look a way all of the time” one too so I haven’t watched it over and over like other faves so hopefully I’ll learn something more. Always appreciated when people react to it cause I saw it 2 times, and that’s enough for me. Any insights are appreciated though since I feel I can learn much more
Great movie and top performances from Jackman and Gyllenhall......always reminded me of The vanishing from 1993 with jeff bridges and kiefer sutherland another great movie.
Villeneuve's 2nd feature film "Incendies" (2010) is still one of my favourites, though his first feature "Polytechnique" is also excellent. Perhaps because his earlier films are subtitled, they have never received much coverage in the US but here in Canada and Europe they are highly acclaimed. "Incendies" ("Torched") trailer: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0nycksytL1A.html
A wonderful film. But how about reacting to "Room" which is from the perspective of those who have been abducted? I understand the reluctance of movie reactors to react to "Room" (so few have!). When the novel by Emma Donoghue came out in 2010, I experienced the same reluctance to read it, given the subject matter (even though it was much lauded here in Canada). But I did eventually read it and it was indeed moving and praiseworthy as well as unique in structure. I experienced that reluctance again when the 2015 film came out because I couldn't imagine taking this unique novel into a visual medium. But Emma Donoghue herself wrote the screenplay so I did watch it. Unlike "Prisoners" which explores all the external actions and reactions of all those affected by a horrific event, "Room" focuses on the internal and emotional reactions of those who are experiencing it. No big action scenes though there are some harrowing ones. Every character shows the best, middling or not so great aspects of human behaviour in reaction to the situation. (Other than the perpetrator, who in both the novel and the film, is relegated to an almost non-human status by Jack.) A story about how people have to work to come back, and do, from traumatic experiences. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, with Brie Larson as "Ma/Joy" and Jacob Tremblay as "Jack" (8 years old when this was filmed)
@@salmonero6472 Blows my mind how you can understand perspective and film that well, to get all the shots he got in that scene. They're so perfectly chaotic. You feel like your vision is blurred and it bleeds into the tension of the scene.
yep, i love it shows you dont have to shack the camera about to add tension, the camae was still , you just know the batman film totally reference this chase and took alot of visual reff , even the actor..
An absolute masterful partnership! Although Deakins has done a lot of brilliant photography for a whole heap of directors! The only other partnership I think comes as great as Villeneuve and Deakins is Paul Thomas Anderson and Robert Elswit, although sadly that partnership is no more.
Everyone is a prisoner in this film. Hugh jackmans character is a prisoner to his faith and eventually in the pit at he end, his wife is a prisoner to her medicine. The kids are literal prisoners. Paul dano is a prisoner and has been since a child, also trapped in his own mind, another form of prison. Jake gylenhalls character is a prisoner to his work and dedication to solving the case, etc. Such an incredible film.
I wouldn't say that Jackman's character is a prisoner of his faith. In fact it's the strength that he draws from his faith that fuels his quest to find his daughter. His character's prison is his rage, which causes him to act rashly. The 'aunt' is a prisoner of her faith, which, due to the loss of her own child, was twisted by rage and resentment into a satanic "War against God." Just my take on the movie.
Define prisoner. Prisoner has a negative connotation. Trapped against your will. Faith is the literal opposite. Faith is chosen out of free will. It’s FREEING of your sins through the grace of God.
agreed... this isnt the type of movie that gets a sequel, but Detective Loki should have gotten his own movie. Great character and one of Gyllenhaal's best roles.
He had an amazing performance in this movie. One of my favorite roles of J. Gyllenhaal, but his role in Nightcrawler is still my favorite and a career best imo. Deserved a nomination and Oscar for that.
Love that you got Gone Girl vibes! I think Fincher and Villeneuve have very similar cinematic style and they’re my favorite directors working today. Can’t wait for you to watch The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Fincher version of course)! The original is great, but Fincher’s style is unmatched.
You nailed it in the intro; Villeneuve does crime, surreal, sci-fi, and horror, with ease, and the only thing a lot of these films have in common is how great they are. Villeneuve is one of the current greats. I am very excited to see what else he has in store for us.
One of my favourite movies ever. The way Hugh Jackman portrays the anger and hurt was amazing and so effective. How Jackman didn't get Oscar nominated for this movie is still a crime to me.
I mean it was a good movie but if that the best movie you’ve ever seen than you haven’t watch many movies or just easily entertained like you never seen a movie with a twist before lol but hey fella I’m not givin ya a hard time maybe watch sixth sense or seven I get the sense an east target fir the ol twist movies good movie tho 👍🏼
@@dabbadoo2226 Didn't say it was the best movie I'd ever seen, I said one of my favourite movies. If you prefer Sixth sense and Seven that's your right to that opinion, just as this is mine 👍
@@notimportant3686 I'd disagree. There are numerous movies where a main actor gets nominated but supporting actor doesn't and vice versa. Jake's role was great, but Hugh's shines through more to me.
Watching your reactions and slowly seeing you both piece it together was very entertaining. I love this movie. The performances and story was phenomenal. Denis Villeneuve is my favorite director.
I don't know if you've seen Mystic River (2003), but that's the film this one reminded me of. It also has tension between a grieving father and the detective handling the case, with the extra baggage thst the father and the cop were childhood friends; and I think you would definitely appreciate it given that you enjoyed this.
@jamesmeechan6983 One of Sean Penn's character's daughters is murdered very early in the film, which is exactly the same thing Hugh Jackman's character spends most of this movie afraid of. You should really watch "Mystic River."
RIP Jóhann Jóhannsson, the composer for this movie. He made a sublime, haunting, restrained score for this movie. And all that restraint absolutely pays off when the score goes crazy with the track, "Through Falling Snow" (plays in the scene where Loki rushes to the hospital with Anna in the backseat)
That's the problem with wanting to deal "justice" by one own hands, you blind yourself to the other possible truths that can only be revealed through a thorough investigation by the institutions called upon to do so. I guess the moral of the story is that revenge and violence only leads to further degeneration of the human spirit, to the point where you can never come back to the way you were before. It's definitely a thought-provoking movie, great reaction!
It's crazy how underrated this film really is. It's not horror, but it certainly feels that way for any parent. Can't understand how Hugh Jackman didn't get an award for this. That level of pure rage he portrayed is scary even to an audience.
Hugh Jackman is amazing in this film, definitely one of his best along with The Prestige! You’re so right as well about the rage and anger he displays, his the first actor I think of who can portray those emotions so well! I’m not sure if you know but he and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have two adopted kids since sadly they had miscarriages. She and Hugh are both Order of Australia honourees for their services to the arts and for their advocacy for reformed adoption laws and poverty eradication. I imagine Hugh’s experience as a father definitely played into the anguish and despair of Dover.
Here’s a terrible explanation of how to pronounce Denis Villeneuve’s name: Duh-Knee Vill (Like drill but with v sound instead of dr) neuve (like Neve Campbell’s name but with more of an “uhhh” sound)
It gets talked about all the time. its also highly rated. No one thinks this movie is underrated. It has a huge cast and literally every reaction youtube channel is recommended to check it out. How else does a movie need to be talked about before its not considered "underrated"?
Fun anecdote: I once heard this interview with Hugh Jackman (I think it was a GQ interview?) about the "hammer scene". 😅 And Hugh Jackman said, he had problems to get angry. But after a few takes, he thought, that he got a very angry take. Angrier than any of the takes before. And then the director walks over to him and he whispers to him in his French accent: "That was very good..... But I REALLY need you to get angry!" 🤭😅😂🤣 And the NEXT take was the one they used in the movie... 😍👍👍👍
Denis Villeneuve - he's French Canadian. btw, most would pronounce that in two syllables: "vill-nuv" for the more English pronunciation. French would be more like "veel-nuuv".
@@user-uq4gr5nl5o It was the first one of his I saw on a flight back to Australia from Europe a couple of months after it had come out, I was seriously disturbed by it so didn’t quite appreciate it as much back then but absolutely love it now!! I think for a lot of directors who have done extravagant big budget stuff it’s usually they’re mid-budget smaller films I have slightly appreciated and loved more (The Prestige for Nolan is an example).
I love his devastation and rage he displays with his performance, my favourite moments had to be the scene in the car with Loki and then when he identified the sock.
Loki having to go to the house to let the "aunt" know they found her nephew sped up him solving the case. But hugh jackman going to the house made it so the "aunt" was going to kill the girls sooner most likely. Also, hugh jackman kidnapping the nephew meant that Loki had one less lead he could question or watch and it also diverted resources to watching hugh jackman and trying to find the nephew So its a bit of a wash on whether or not hugh jackman helped Loki at all. My impression is that he slowed down Loki. Loki already mad the maze connection, the invisibleman abducter, and i forget if he figured out that the nephew was kidnapped or not but he would have. That would lead him straight to the aunt who claims his parents died in an accident.
As the father of a young girl, this was the best and most traumatic movie I've ever seen. Fantastic performance by Jackman. Should have won an award. The hammer scene was spot on. I would like to think that I would act rationally in that situation, but I probably wouldn't.
I think this was the first thing I saw him in! Also loved him in There Will Be Blood where DDL gave him a thumping lol and he was also great in The Fabelmans! Terrific actor!
Villeneuve, yes it is difficult to parse. break it down into two sections. First Ville - like mouseville but adopt a french accent (its should sound somewhere between veal and vill). Second Neuve - this is the sticking point probably. French Neu sounds like ner (as in neuf=nerf) so its Nerve. Go with veal-nerve it will be close enough.
Great reaction I agree this is a modern day masterpiece. I recommend you guys check out some Asian cinema too as there are plenty of good thrillers like Memories of Murder and Parasite just to name a few.
I have 2 movie recommendations for you, i think you would enjoy them both...SLEEPERS (1996) and SPOTLIGHT (2015). Star studded casts in both movies and both deal with tough subjects. That is all I will say.
Denis Villeneuve is from Quebec, our best export! His first name is pronounced like "the-knee", and his last name "veel-nuh-vuh" (homemade phonetics, hope it helps!)
Another great movie is The Drop with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. It was Galdolfini's last movie, released after he passed. You'd both love that movie. It's more about Chechen mobsters than kidnappers but it has some mystery to it too.
Recommend this one some time ago. It would make a nice farewell tip of the hat to a great character actor (Gandolfini), after finishing with The Sopranos.
I haven't seen this movie in forever. Almost forgot about it. Loved being able to rewatch it again. Thanks for the reaction. Enjoyed how into the plot you two were!
It's 0344 in the morning right now, and I just back from a 6k run that I embarked on cuz I couldn't sleep. I should sleep RIGHT AWAY. But! Gotta watch this HIGHLY anticipated reaction first 😤
Is it possible that Loki would not have found the daughter in time had it not been for Dover kidnapping and torturing Alex. He didn’t have a reason to go back to the house until he rescued Alex
I can't believe this one's 10 years old already! I was an early fan of Villeneuve after Polytechnique came out. When he started working with Roger Deakins I felt spoiled. Denis deals with such difficult and sensitive subjects with a very fine hand. I feel like this is one of his deeper movies just from the simple title.
Totally agree. The only movie I have yet to see from Denis Villeneuve is "Maelstrom" (his first movie). Denis, along with Christopher Nolan, are two amazing directors who are at the top of their game.
@@greysongreyhater7667 Maeltrom is Villeneuve's second movie. His first is August 32nd on Earth. Here's a link, no subs though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8P0uE1KQxh8.html
Also the GREAT Melissa Leo (the bad lady)..who was also in Denzel's "Flight" & "The Equalizer 1, 2".. Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Also Walburg's " The Fighter".
13:28 Notice how Bob sneaked a peek at the little girl next to him? And the fear in his eyes when he realized he's being watched? I love when a movie pays attention to tiny details like that
Holly Jones tells Keller that she had the girls in the hole that she dumps him in. She became lonely once Alex went missing, so she moved them into the house. Even if Alex never told Keller exactly where the girls are, him kidnapping and torturing Alex kept the girls alive long enough for them to be found, since Holly didn't kill them.
