3.5 Stars: Perfect for fans of Silence of the Lambs
Jordan spends her days asking panicked people, “Where is your emergency?” But when she bungles a call from a girl who gets abducted from her home and is then murdered, Jordan is overcome with guilt and sorrow.
Days later, a call comes in from a girl named Casey , who’s been nefariously locked inside the trunk of a man’s car after being abducted from a parking garage. It’s up to Jordan to help her escape, but is Jordan mentally stable enough for the task?
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Turns out the abductor, a nameless stranger with a dark history , has an underground bunker where he takes his “girls," apparently trying to gruesomely conjure his teenage girlfriend who died of cancer years ago. The former girlfriend lost her beautiful golden locks to chemo, so it’s Casey’s long blond hair that makes her the unfortunate target.
When police leads go cold, Jordan takes it upon herself to find Casey — even if it’s the last thing she does, and it may very well be.
Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin both do an excellent job, trying to find the truth in these characters that are a bit underwritten, but the true star of the movie is the life-or-death scenario that plays out. Though this is no Silence of the Lambs, it does have a solid creep factor and the ending brings a whole new layer of payback. Many critics didn't buy it, but I loved it.
Bottom line: Once Casey gets kidnapped, the film kicks into high gear and has plenty of chills and thrills. But if you have a teenage daughter or are prone to nightmares, you may want to go see The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Photo credit: Sony Pictures
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