THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED
2 out of 5 stars

for a thriller… i felt that this one felt a bit short, hence the 2 star rating. the whole ransom and kidnapping situation is a great premise for a great heist AND thriller, but doesn’t it mean in order for a movie to be an actual thriller… it should have some plot twists and a unpredictable storyline? just a thought… ;)



the film starts out with two guys, who refurnish an apartment with sound-proof panels, buy deadbolts and locks for the doors, rope, handcuffs, guns, and disposable cellphones. as it turns out, they’re planning the kidnapping of young heiress, alice creed. they put her in a van, drag her ass to the prison-like apt, strip off her clothes to take pics of her degraded and then send them to her father in exchange for ransom $. it’s a very grim and tense situation, but these two guys are professionals at this. (well, one of them is) so, the question is A) will the kidnappers get what they’re asking for B) will alice escape? C) will alice even live through this nightmare? well, i won’t give away any spoilers, but let’s just say that one of the kidnappers and alice share a past which makes things “complicated”…


the problem i had with this is that i would have liked to have known alice’s backstory as well as the kidnappers. they only verbally mention their past(s), but i would have liked to have seen it though… the acting is actually quite good, but the story falls a bit short…for a thriller. (like i said before) also, there’s a “wrench” that gets thrown in the story, but instead of a “oh, didn’t see that one coming…” factor, it’s more of a “oww! what?! why?!” factor. plus, the ending is sort of lame too… as much as i don’t like mel gibson (raging alcoholic or not), his ransom movie was a whole lot better than this. comeon, brits! i expect higher quality storylines from you… ::shakes fist::