Amanda Seyfried plays the desperate Jill in this tense
thriller which revolves around a simple but much travelled storyline of
abduction. Jill believes that the man who kidnapped her years before has
returned and taken her sister. Seyfield is convincingly paranoid and struggles
to make the police believe her as her original abductor was never found and it
is surmised that it is all going on in her head. Detective Powers, Daniel
Sunjata (Dark Knight Rises), the man who takes Jill’s ear bashings, is tired of
this apparent irate girl and fobs her off. Jill will not give up and takes on
her own law busting investigation.
This film is all about the beautiful Amanda Seyfield. She
is on the screen for much of the time and the clues which make up her journey are
carefully followed. We see through her eyes, experience her paranoia and pain
as the dark secrets and the horrid ordeal, she went through, are revealed. She
takes it all in her stride, at times battling with an unoriginal, drab script.
Gone could work on many levels though. We have a history
which could introduce doubt over the state of the main character’s perceptions.
Was she really kidnapped? Who is this mysterious and overly helpful Detective
Peter Hood played by a creepy Wes Bentley (The Hunger Games)? Who is the
villain? But ultimately the big build up has a disappointing ending, despite
Seyfried trying to do her best to make something of it. By the time we arrive
at this conclusion though we realise we have been gripped and that the
relevantly inexperienced director, Heitor Dhalia, works well with Seyfried and
delivers a marketable product.
65/10
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