This film reminded me of a feature length version of cracker with Morgan Freeman in the role of the Police Psycho Analyst (Alex Cross). It also has elements of the Sixth Sense in it as you need to watch the story carefully again to justify the conclusion in your own eyes.
The film opens with a Car chase in which Freemans partner is killed, Freeman supposedly retires from the force due to this. One day on TV he hears of the kidnap of a Senators daughter, Megan Rose. She was kidnapped by her history teacher from her high security school, who is really a professional kidnapper in disguise. The kidnapper calls Alex to start off the manhunt. Alex then teams up with the head of security at the school, Jessie Flannagan who has been suspended for her failure.
It transpires the kidnapper whose real name is Gary Sonnej is the same man who was involved with the death of Alex Cross's partner. Gary leaves several clues including a web camera conection from his office to his appartment. They find nothing at the appartment and it transpires that Gary has chartered a boat and Megan is held on this boat. Megan tries to flee her kidnapper but when she does this and is helped by a fisherman she is recaptured and the fisherman is killed. The fishermans death leads the poilice to the fact that the kidnapper owns a boat.
Next the kidnapper tries to kidnap the Russian Ambassadors child who was also taught by Gary at the same school as Megan as an extra bargaining chip. Things do not go as planned and when Gary gets back to the boat Megan is nowhere to be seen.
To say anymore would spoil the ending. This is a great thriller and well worth watching at least twice.
Great acting by newcomer Mika Boorem who play Megan Rose.
Come into my parlour said the spider to the fly.
Alex investigates what embroils into a battle of wits between the highly intelligent kidnapper and Cross.
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