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It should have been an easy job, Tuco (Tee Morris), Blondie (Imogen
Archer) ande Angel (Mollie Hindle) walk in, grab innocent Izzy (Eloise
Joo), abduct her, and hold her for ransom paid by her dad. They even
attached a GPS tracker to dad's car to see he doesn't cheat on them. But
then Izzy's brother Lewis (Jacob Cottrell) decided to play the hero and
Blondie almost killed him. So they had to take him with them. The other
problem is of course, dad isn't as forthcoming regarding payment as he was
expected to. So now our kidnappers sit cooped up in a school, where a
greedy janitor (Daniel Jordan) has given them access too, with their two
kidnappees, one needing desparate medical attention, and that situation
alone creates tension - especially between the kidnappers, as Blondie
proves more and more of a loose cannon, someone who's not nearly as
interested in the ransom as in the violence that comes with the job. And
she and Angel are more and more at odds, especially since Tuco once was
Blondie's boyfriend but these days is much more interested in Angel. And
things really come to a head once Blondie destroys the laptop they use to
trace the kids' dad with. But that might only be the beginning of the
kidnappers' problems ... Basically, A Kidnap is an
actors' movie, as the entire ensemble is given enough room to really
unfold their characters, and without much cinematic trickery, as each
scene is shot in a single take with dynamic camerawork that doesn't draw
intention to itself though - and the entire cast is really up for it, too,
giving strong performances and filling the movie with the necessary
tension and intensity via their acting. That's not to neglecting the
writing and direction in this one though, both of which work hand in hand
with creating a podium for the actors and giving them something to live
through. And at the end of the day, this is a really very tense thriller
that deserves a watch or two.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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