Great Film overall

best movie i've ever seen.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I'm just an average guy. This movie was good enough that I stayed up late on a work night to watch it thru to the end, followed by staying up even later to write this review.It's entertaining enough to cut my sleep to six hours. There were a few scenes where I became drawn in enough that I found myself giving encouragement to the Father figure character, and putting myself in his shoes for a little while, until they became to small and tight on my feet. The end of the movie left me wanting just another 5 minutes. If only we could just be in the room 5 more minutes, I think all hell would have broken loose and all couples watching could learn what happens when we push each other just an inch too far. Enjoy!

Radio Times online gave just two stars and only the skimpiest of plot lines as their review, when I saw it was going to be shown on BBC3.Having never heard of director Mike Barker (he's done a couple of episodes of Silent Witness; yes he's British) didn't inspire me but Pierce Brosnan surely must, right?Against-the-clock ransom movies don't really do it for me and when they're flashily directed, they're usually covering up a bad or non- existent plot. Brosnan is fairly nasty all the way through - we've all seen nastier, but then they've been death-row psychopaths and this does begin to grate a bit. Gerard Butler and Mario Bello play the requisite distraught couple whose young daughter is the pawn in this increasingly sinister cat-and-mouse game.It becomes obvious that the motive is far beyond mere money and whilst the motives get even more hazy, an unseen and (for once) believable outcome prevails.Laziness probably stopped me from turning it over at times when it was just loud and angry but, like a few reviewers here, I'm gently satisfied with the end result. The film won't do anything for either Brosnan's or Butler's career, though it might well for the rest.

This is good thriller. I would recommend this.It would always keep you guessing during the movie. Acting was good. Music was nice and it makes movie more attractive. Pierce Brosnan in the movie but it is not like Bond movies, it is different. The story is good with good script and screenplay. There is no such movies like this in past. I expect more movies like come in future. The suspense part of the movie is key. It would keep you bind till the end and that is the important thing of this movie.However,the climax could have been better.But this is nice movie to watch during the weekend.

I don't know how to say this, but this movie was rubbish.Fine actors or so I thought, but the script was just really, really bad. This must be one of the worst movies I have ever watched.The plot has way too many holes in it to actually engage you.Story is bad, acting is bad (Butler should stick to action), the music was bad and the awful plot was just the cherry on top.I was really aggregated to have watched this movie half way through. Unfortunately the last part only makes things worse.Watch "The next three days" with Russell Crowe to see how it is done right.Please do not watch this movie.