Inescapable 2012
- Director: Ruba Nadda
- Seen by this director: Taken
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Alexander Siddig, Marisa Tomei, Joshua Jackson, Oded Fehr, Saad Siddiqui
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Alexander Siddig – Game of Thrones, The Fifth Estate, Primeval, Merlin, Doomsday, Kingdom of Heaven, Vertical Limit, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
- Marisa Tomei – Crazy Stupid Love, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Wrestler, Alfie, My Cousin Vinnie
- Joshua Jackson – Fringe, Battle in Seattle, Bobby
- Saad Siddiqui - Taken, Orphan Black
- Why? The cast.
- Seen: 14 September 2023
Syrian Adib (Siddig), living in Toronto for twenty years, returns illegally to Syria when his eldest daughter goes missing on a mysterious visit to this dangerous and chaotic country. It’s more a slow journey into Adib’s political and romantic past than a thriller. Many compare it to Taken with Liam Neeson as a father looking for a daughter. I haven’t seen it but it’s described as a violent shoot-‘em-up film, in which case I don’t need to see it to know that this is much better.
The story is so-so, with a few moments of
excitement, but Siddig is so intense and gorgeous and Tomei, as Adib’s Syrian
fiancée from twenty years ago, is so convincing as an Arabic-speaking Syrian,
that the film is more than well carried by them.
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