Trapped
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Movie Reviews of Trapped
Movie Review: I loved it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I always love a good movie with kevin Bacon. This one was great. And I love the same little girl from "I am Sam". I would recommened this one!Movie Review: Suspense at its best!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow!Talk about not wanting to respond to mother nature's calling after watching the first couple of scenes!Wonderful!Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Loved this movie with Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon in it. I am a very big Charlize fan so I had to have it!Movie Review: AWESOME movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is GREAT!
This is one of my favorite movies and it is not to be missed!
Movie Review: BRINGING HOME THE BACON
Summary: 4 Stars
TRAPPED is based on Greg Iles' incredibly suspenseful novel, 24 HOURS. Iles himself did the screenplay, so at least the movie tries to stick the book as much as possible. There are significant alterations Iles did in bringing this book to the screen, and there are significant absences such as the involvement of other kidnap victims, that would have made the film a lot more exciting, I think. But overall, its a commendable translation to the big screen.Kevin Bacon as Joe starts out well in his role, but the time the movie comes to its exciting climax, he seems uninvolved, and uses a jittery nervous exterior that seemingly comes from nowhere.
Charlize Theron who has wonderful expressive eyes also starts out very strong; there are moments though when she seems lost in direction; she underplays key scenes and overplays some, too. It's a good performance overall; but I think more would have been better.
Dakota Fanning as Abby is remarkable. She really seems to be a frightened little girl, without all the posturing and cutesiness that could have sabotaged her character.
When I read the book, I could just see someone like Courtney Love playing Cheryl. Unfortunately, in the transition to screen, her character lost a great deal. In the book, she's much more "fleshed out" (no pun intended), and she gets lost in the finale, whereas in the book she was a pivotal figure. Love's performance is restrained and effective, however.
Tyler Pruitt Vance's Marvin is well done, although he telegraphs his "mental state" too heavily.
The film's biggest weakness is Stuart Townsend. His performance is so wooden and staged, he seems like a high schooler in a senior class play. A stronger actor here would have made the family's plight a little more emotional.
The director has a strange attachment to mirrors, and although it is initially interesting, its overuse diminishes Bacon and Theron's intensity.
But, TRAPPED is a well-paced and involving thriller, and the finale on the interstate is impressive and very close to the finale in the book.
As for the extras, the deleted scenes are ephemeral; I can see why they took them out. The alternate ending is laughable, because we don't know what in the world is really going on.
RECOMMENDED.