La desaparición de Alice Creed

A small but perfectly formed crime drama. And, without making a fuss, a proper nail-biter, too.

Blakeson finds ways to make good use of his assets: three talented actors, a few evocative locations, and a script that springs like a mousetrap.

Blakeson’s script is as good as his direction, and this genuine mind-blower of a movie has more real narrative surprises up its sleeve than any American caper film since 'The Usual Suspects'...