September 01, 2004
The Vanishing
I'm not sure if I saw the other version or this version back when I was in high school, but I watched The Vanishing again this weekend.
The movie is about a couple who are vacationing and trying to practice their French who stop at a rest stop for some drinks. Unfortunately, the girlfriend is kidnapped by an insane man. Her boyfriend, very upset with her disappearance, gets himself into a situation in which he travels with her kidnapper so that he can discover what happened to her. As he and the kidnapper travel in the car, he learns about the kidnapper's mentality and also about the details of his girlfriend's kidnapping experience.
There are some great flashbacks and conversations in this movie that really get you into the kidnapper. One of the saddest moments is when the kidnapper reveals how the girlfriend was chosen completely by chance.. because of a sneeze.
Anyway, it's not as suspensful when you know the ending already, and it feels a little bit dated now, but it's still interesting and unique, and worth the watch.
Posted by wendytime at September 1, 2004 03:45 PM | TrackBack