Movie review: Prisoners

Posted Sep 20, 2013 12:08:17 PM.

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Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal headline a crime-thriller, which was voted the third favourite movie at TIFF 2013. Film critic Leslie James finds “Prisoners” enthralling.

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