Keller Dover is a lot of things: He's a family man who loves spending time with his kids, he is a small business owner, he is a religious man who listens to an audio Bible while he drives, and he is something of a doomsday prepper who tries to be prepared for everything...but nothing can prepare him for Thanksgiving. He and his family go to their neighbors the Birches and by the end of the day both the Dovers and the Birches young daughters are taken. The police have a suspect in custody but no physical evidence and time is ticking. Keller Dover knows the suspect is guilty, he heard him admit it, and if the police aren't going to keep him in custody then Keller is going to take things into his own hands.
Prisoners is a dark, grimy, and tense drama full of hard moral questions and terrifying possibilities. Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal give career best performances. Prisoners doesn't just try to be an Oscar movie, it demands recognition. It is a hard movie to watch (my sister had to leave) as it looks unflinchingly at the hard topics of vigilantism and torture. I loved the story but if you're going to check out Prisoners, don't take the R rating lightly.
