Tag Archives: Hostage

Breaking (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A desperate man driven to the breaking point

Posted on September 10, 2024 by kaist455

“Breaking” is a small but tense drama about one desperate man who resorts to a drastic measure as driven to the breaking point. Inspired by a tragic real-life incident which did happen in Marietta, Atlanta in 2017, the movie patiently … Continue reading →

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Abigail (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little nasty hostage

Posted on May 20, 2024 by kaist455

“Abigail” is one bloody naughty horror film about a bunch of criminals stuck with their one little nasty hostage. While its trailer already revealed too much of its major surprise, you may enjoy the movie more if you do not … Continue reading →

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Yannick (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): One nutty interrupter

Posted on April 27, 2024 by kaist455

French film “Yannick” is a little one-joke comedy film which may often amuse you with the increasingly absurd situation surrounding its main characters. Despite its rather short running time (67 minutes), the movie does as much as intended without wasting … Continue reading →

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Ransomed (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A risky unofficial operation in Beirut

Posted on August 3, 2023 by kaist455

South Korean film “Ransomed” is a disappointment in more than one aspect. As a thriller, it is not particularly tense or engaging in my humble opinion, and I only came to discern more of many fictional embellishments on a real-life … Continue reading →

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Plane (2023) ☆☆(2/4): As plain as it sounds

Posted on March 20, 2023 by kaist455

I know it sounds like a cliché, but “Plane” is sadly as plain as it sounds, and that is a big disappointment for me. As your average B-action flick, it does not provide much fun or surprise as earnestly following … Continue reading →

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The Point Men (2023) ☆☆(2/4): A hollow hostage thriller flick

Posted on January 19, 2023 by kaist455

It was hard for me to care that much about what was going on in South Korean film “The Point Men”, which is incidentally inspired by the true events of the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan. Sure, I … Continue reading →

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Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020) ☆☆(2/4): A jumbled South Korean geopolitical thriller

Posted on July 30, 2020 by kaist455

South Korean film “Steel Rain 2: Summit”, which is a sort of retread instead of being a direct sequel to “Steel Rain” (2017), a jumbled geopolitical thriller which tries too many things at once. While it strives to maintain its … Continue reading →

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Monos (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Young beasts of a war

Posted on January 21, 2020 by kaist455

There are a number of absolutely stunning moments in “Monos”, which won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in last year. While I often struggled to follow and understand … Continue reading →

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Captain Phillips (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A taut, intense hostage situation on the sea

Posted on October 21, 2013 by kaist455

 “Captain Phillips” is a gripping thriller tightly holding our attention as it is relentlessly sailing on its tumultuous course. Rigorously maintaining its realistic approach to the story and the characters based on a real-life hijacking incident, the movie forcefully accumulates … Continue reading →

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A Hijacking (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Hostage negotiation is waiting

Posted on August 2, 2013 by kaist455

“A Hijacking” presents us a long, exhausting process of hostage negotiation with its plain but tense realism, and it is an absorbing experience. While there is no big action scene or heroic act to excite us, we closely watch the … Continue reading →

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