After an accident at a stop during a tense road trip, a husband desperately seeks his wife and daughter who go missing from the emergency department of a hospital with no explanation.
Just by reading the film synopsis, you already feel like you know what kind of outcome to expect, and it somehow makes you lower your expectations. But with almost flawless choreography and believable performances from the protagonists, you begin to forgive what you think you've already guessed and you then become more attentive and appreciative. The creators, however, managed to chain events that are in fact perfectly compatible with the actual ending but which at the time of the action are ambiguous enough for you to change your mind countless times and believe everything that is suggested on screen. Typically, a good thriller is measured in how it manages to intentionally manipulate its audience. It's not always true, but it is for this movie.
Directed by: Brad Anderson
With: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky
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