Kidnapped (2010) follows a family who are taken hostage by a group of men, in their attempts to fight back, chaos ensues. This film was pretty good! It could've had more originality to it but it was a tense and disturbing watch that I would say I liked. It reminded me a lot of Funny Games (1997).
The cinematography and colour palettes very bleak and natural, which worked well to set the mood of the film. There was a lot of handheld camerawork which gave a gritty look to the film and I also really liked the split-screen effects that were used often. In addition, it was very well lit.
My biggest criticism of this film would be that the score was a bit overbearing at times and ruined the mood. It was also quite basic and didn't add much to the experience of watching. The sound design was lacking too.
The film sets up the characters well, and all the acting is brilliant throughout. The acting being so realistic is what made this film disturbing for me, they all felt like real people. Manuela Vellés was was a big standout as Isa and I was blown away, I genuinely felt all the terror she was experiencing.
The film has an eerie and bleak opening, it wasn't immediately engaging but it slowly built up the tension to an effective level. It was pretty gripping once you get into it but I still expected a little bit more at times. There were some really hard to watch scenes and the ending was soul-crushing.
The cinematography and colour palettes very bleak and natural, which worked well to set the mood of the film. There was a lot of handheld camerawork which gave a gritty look to the film and I also really liked the split-screen effects that were used often. In addition, it was very well lit.
My biggest criticism of this film would be that the score was a bit overbearing at times and ruined the mood. It was also quite basic and didn't add much to the experience of watching. The sound design was lacking too.
The film sets up the characters well, and all the acting is brilliant throughout. The acting being so realistic is what made this film disturbing for me, they all felt like real people. Manuela Vellés was was a big standout as Isa and I was blown away, I genuinely felt all the terror she was experiencing.
The film has an eerie and bleak opening, it wasn't immediately engaging but it slowly built up the tension to an effective level. It was pretty gripping once you get into it but I still expected a little bit more at times. There were some really hard to watch scenes and the ending was soul-crushing.