Featured Audience Ratings

• Jim H

  
  A wealthy businessman is kidnapped, his finger cut off, but when his private life becomes public, the kidnapping is the least of his problems. Yvan Attal, so brilliant in the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress, delivers a tour de force performance in this gritty thriller. As… More
  A wealthy businessman is kidnapped, his finger cut off, but when his private life becomes public, the kidnapping is the least of his problems. Yvan Attal, so brilliant in the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress, delivers a tour de force performance in this gritty thriller. As Stansilas Graff, Attal is at turns desperate, despairing, and valorous, revolting against the cards life has dealt him. The film becomes a morality tale. Too often kidnapping films become procedurals, but this film makes us wonder if the character isn't better off in captivity. As a result of Graff's affairs, gambling habits, and loose business practices, when his life is threatened, those closest to him wonder if he's worth saving, which is a question that almost no other kidnapping film asks. I didn't like the ending because there was still much that wasn't resolved. It's a problem of the film's focus: too much attention is paid to the demonization of the kidnappers that we need to see something else happen with this conflict by the end of the film even though the film tries to distract our attention from these characters. Overall, Attal must be one of France's premiere actors because I haven't seen anything but good work from him.

• Cynthia S

  
  I actually found this movie interesting, but I took a 1/2 star away for the ending. I don't care for unclear endings, and this movie most definitely has one of those. However, the rest of the movie (even though more than 2hrs long) makes up for it. The acting is excellent, and… More
  I actually found this movie interesting, but I took a 1/2 star away for the ending. I don't care for unclear endings, and this movie most definitely has one of those. However, the rest of the movie (even though more than 2hrs long) makes up for it. The acting is excellent, and the story line intriguing...in spite of the unlikeable main character.

• Gordon A

  
  Odd French kidnap drama in that little is resolved in the end but it scores credit for making the kidnapee so morally corrupt and unlikeable. Also, the kidnap and money drops are well handled. Doesn't really do anything wrong but feels forgettable.

• Walter M

  
  In "Rapt," Stanislas Graff(Yvan Attal) is an industrialist who dines with politicians before rushing off to spend some quality time with his mistress. Despite his busy schedule, he tries to also spend as much time with his family as he can before moving on to a high stakes… More
  In "Rapt," Stanislas Graff(Yvan Attal) is an industrialist who dines with politicians before rushing off to spend some quality time with his mistress. Despite his busy schedule, he tries to also spend as much time with his family as he can before moving on to a high stakes poker game where he loses 50,000 euros. The high speend of his life might have explained his driver not seeing the cyclist, except for the fact that it is all a set-up for an abduction carried out with military precision. What the kidnappers want is 50 million and cut off one of his fingers to say they mean business. The bad news is the most Stanislas' family and associates can come up with is 20 million. To its credit, "Rapt" has some timely quotes about late model capitalism and takes little time to establish its plot, keeping things moving throughout, even as it is not quite as adept at keeping track of time. So while this procedural where everybody has their own interests to look after including the cops is methodical to the hilt, it can be too much so, leading it to be on the cold and calculating side of the equation, robbing the movie of much needed tension and suspense, except in a couple of key spots. But the idea of somebody not being in total control for once and in danger of letting his life spiral out of control is a good one, even if his secrets don't run any deeper than adultery and gambling. The main lessons here are to never believe everything you read in the tabloids and to always know who your true friends are.

• Daniel P

  
  Simply directed, sparsely scored and underplayed, <i>Rapt</i> is an usual, very realistic kidnap thriller; it's unconventional mostly because it isn't overblown, full of twists or hysterical. Refreshingly, <i>Rapt</i> examines the after-effects of the… More
  Simply directed, sparsely scored and underplayed, <i>Rapt</i> is an usual, very realistic kidnap thriller; it's unconventional mostly because it isn't overblown, full of twists or hysterical. Refreshingly, <i>Rapt</i> examines the after-effects of the kidnap in as much detail as the kidnap/negotiations/revelations themselves, continuing on for a good 30 minutes more where your typical Hollywood product would have finished. This does mean that the shift in tone in the final third is a little patience testing after the first two thirds careful build-up and suspense, but the film as a whole is more rewarding and thoughtful for it. An interesting attempt at doing something different that isn't always successful but worth seeking out.