The Disappearance of Alice Creed begins with a van being stolen and ends with a different stolen vehicle being driven away. In between comes a tight, efficient thriller with just three actors and at least two whopper switcheroos.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Where is Alice Creed?
2009 · 1h 40m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
J Blakeson
Overview
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It's refreshing to see someone putting the needs of the part over her image, and this is far from a halfhearted performance. It's gritty and gutsy.
And unlike many filmmakers who make movies to take pictures, Blakeson is interested in his players. His three principals deliver convincingly messy, ambiguous performances.
Like all top-notch best thrillers, The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a suspense-filled caper flick with enough twists and turns to leave the audience gasping and guessing until its final moments.
It wants to be a movie about the intersection between criminality and the class system but, for that, it could have used a bit more class.
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