We have 15 double passes for a preview screening of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, 7pm Wednesday on September 1 at the Dendy Portside Cinemas.

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“Who would you kidnap if you had to?”

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Only in Cinemas September 9

But see it first at this advance screening!

Synopsis:

In THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, two ex-cons kidnap a young woman and plan to make a mint on the ransom. Their hostage is Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton), daughter of a rich businessman, chosen by Danny  and Vic as their passport to a better life. Terrified and immobile at first, it soon becomes clear that Alice isn’t about to let her captors use her as capital without a fight. As determined to escape as Vic and Danny are to succeed, Alice enters into a battle of wills which strains the already fractious relationship between the two men. As the deadline for the exchange draws nearer, all three are brought close to breaking point, with Vic and Danny’s foolproof plan descending into a desperate struggle for survival. A taut, emotionally intense thriller, the debut feature  from writer/director J Blakeson eschews genre convention, generating tension from the sexual and psychological ties that bind captive to captors.

CAST: Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes, Happy Go-Lucky), Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia, Quantum of Solace), Martin Compston (The Damned United)

Only at the Movies September 9

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REVIEWS:

Nerida Hart: This low budget British indie film is full of violence, nudity and cursing and it’s also pretty damn good.

The film’s set-up is pretty straightforward; it’s a kidnapping thriller in which two ex-convicts called Danny (Martin Compston) and Vic (Eddie Marsan) kidnap a young woman called Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton). The film opens with the two nasties shopping for some pretty dangerous equipment, setting up a room and then kidnapping Alice by putting a bag over her head and a gag in her mouth. It’s brutal and shocking stuff. The reason for all this is that the two dickheads want a ransom for Alice’s return as she’s the son of a wealthy businessman.

From then on there’s plenty of beatings, Arterton is left completely (yes, COMPLETELY) naked on one occasion and tied to a bed. It’s a lot cleverer than it seems though; there’s a couple of excellent plot twists which are hard to see coming and the plot is super focused and tightly written.

Director J Blakeson keeps things simple; there’s only 3 characters and 4 locations seen in the film. It’s a confident first effort from the director who handles the camera exceptionally well and gets some truly gripping performances out of the 3 actors.

Compston and Marsan both more than hold their own opposite the young up and coming Hollywood star, but the girl from Kent is simply sensational in the role of Alice. Arterton is asked to be amazingly vulnerable, powerfully miserable, desperately crafty, and suddenly brave. She succeeds in all departments and despite some of the iffy Hollywood blockbusters she’s been in (Clash of the Titans), this film proves she can act damn well.

The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a simple film with minimalist design choices and a tried and true formula. However, it’s fantastically written and shot by Blakeson and the performances from the 3 leads are top notch. It can be brutal, shocking and a bit disturbing, but if you want a change of pace from the big and brash blockbusters then this is a film to go and see.