This movie was such a let down. It's very frustrating, because the premise is there and there was genuine promise in the villain of the story. I didn't know anything about the movie but was curioua about the creepy mask the villain was wearing. Well, the mask was the best and only interesting part about the movie.
The acting was alright, the kids did a good job which is usually rare in any movie. I liked the family dynamic of the main character and I liked how they introduced the villain to the audience. The beginning was very solid and genuinely brought the feeling of horror to the movie. Ethan Hawke did a great job and his mannerisms were creepy. But the further the movie got, it couldn't hold the atmosphere up.
I don't really know how they could've fixed it but at the end I was pretty much out of it. Perhaps a more grounded kidnap story would've made the villain better, consentrating on the dynamic between the man and the boy?
The acting was alright, the kids did a good job which is usually rare in any movie. I liked the family dynamic of the main character and I liked how they introduced the villain to the audience. The beginning was very solid and genuinely brought the feeling of horror to the movie. Ethan Hawke did a great job and his mannerisms were creepy. But the further the movie got, it couldn't hold the atmosphere up.
I don't really know how they could've fixed it but at the end I was pretty much out of it. Perhaps a more grounded kidnap story would've made the villain better, consentrating on the dynamic between the man and the boy?