Hugh Jackman has proven throughout his career that he is an actor blessed with wide variety of interpretive documents. Far from just being Wolverine in the films, ‘X-Men’the Australian has put himself in the shoes of many diverse characters who have placed him in different fields and genres, but surely his more human performance and full of chiaroscuro We find it so far in what is, almost certainly, the best work of suspense of the last decade, the impressive ‘Prisoners’a film directed by Denis Villeneuve which was recently included in the HBO Max subscriber catalog and which you shouldn’t get lost if you don’t know her.

‘Prisoners’ It’s a nerve-wracking thriller with terrific performances

There summary of ‘Prisoners’ which offers us the HBO Max Profile is the following: “What will you do to protect your family? When a six-year-old girl disappears with her friend and minutes turn into hours, tensions rise. The only clue is a dilapidated trailer parked on the street.”.

For anyone who doesn’t know about the existence of ‘Prisoners’ Today, the comment we made above on his unquestionable quality so we can come see him quickly. It’s not just a excellent film for any fan of the suspense genre, in addition to a wonderful feature film within the The exceptional career of the Canadian Denis Villeneuve, but it is also a film with a solid script which its actors interpret in a way that gives goosebumps.

Naturally, as we have already explained from the beginning, ‘Prisoners’ It is above all a sample of Hugh Jackman’s talent in front of the cameras. It is surprising to know that the actor, along with the rest of the cast, did not receive any major nominations for this role, a moving and brutally physical performance of a father in despair after the sudden disappearance of his daughter. Additionally (and as if that wasn’t enough), the whole cast of this film is impeccable in his roles.

Particular emphasis should be placed on the work of Jake Gyllenhaal like a obsessed and meticulous detective in his work he carries behind him what seems to be a troubled past. His interpretation is also full of magnificent details, such as a repetitive tic in his blinks, which of course were included premeditated by the Californian. But we can’t forget Paul Danoa strange and apparently autistic young man on whom the main suspicions of the investigation and hostile confrontations of Keller Dover, Jackman’s character.

Most of the film’s dramatic weight revolves around this trio of protagonists, but as in any good thriller, we have a range of secondary characters which pepper the images with new details and new suspicions. The plot continues with huge interestpartly because of the realism of his approach and partly because of the superb staging that Canadian performance offers us. Villeneuve interrupted Hollywood with this film (and with ‘Enemy’of the same year) presenting a true acuity when it comes to knowing where to place the camera in each scene and how to play with rhythm to maintain tension and increase agony little by little, as their characters fall further and further into a bottomless abyss.

Of course, much of the credit for the atmosphere obtained In the film, it’s the fault of Roger Deakins’ work as cinematographer. The veteran Deakins, who continued to collaborate with Villeneuve on his subsequent projects (like the vibrant ‘Hitman’), crushes the audience ‘Prisoners’ with a lot of shadows, heavy rain and cold environments which upset the morale of the most stoic spectator during his moments of relaxation 150 minutes duration.

‘Prisoners’ is clearly one of best thrillers of the 21st century. Obvious heir to major works that have gone down in history such as ‘Seven’by Fincher, or ‘The mystical river’, by Eastwood. A feature film that has a a narrative nerve and a concern for the fascinating visual both personal, which continues to repeat itself in Villeneuve’s cinema. An artwork essential If you like these types of films, this surely left us with at least two or three to remember. most memorable scenes in Hugh Jackman’s career on the big screen.