Don't trust the good reviews here. Despite a decent director, the writing and plot is terrible. The villain is cartoonish. The girl keeps doing stupid things nobody intelligent would do. There's a lot of mumbling and quiet, "meaningful" scenes that are meaningless. Sam Worthington does a fine job with what he has. Dialog is almost cringe-level cliche.
It did move apace, however (in general), and so it wasn't like some college arthouse piece. But it was still garbage. After all these years making movies about strong men rescuing little girls, you'd think they'd come up with something new or edgy or at least intelligent, like they actually KNEW the film The Professional was made once. But no, the film is a predictable and polished turd wrapped up in a sentimental bow at the end. Skip it.
It did move apace, however (in general), and so it wasn't like some college arthouse piece. But it was still garbage. After all these years making movies about strong men rescuing little girls, you'd think they'd come up with something new or edgy or at least intelligent, like they actually KNEW the film The Professional was made once. But no, the film is a predictable and polished turd wrapped up in a sentimental bow at the end. Skip it.