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Tag Archives: Ransom
Ransomed (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A risky unofficial operation in Beirut
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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A Hijacking (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Hostage negotiation is waiting
“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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