Trap

Well this film has tanked on Rotten Tomatoes but I think M. Night Shyamalan gets an undeserved bad rap. My favourite director is Alfred Hitchcock and "Trap" is the most Hitchcockian thing Shyamalan has given us to date. What's it all about? A dad, Cooper (Josh Hartnett) takes his tween daughter to see a pop concert, Lady Raven (played by Saleka Shyamalan, M. Night's real daughter) at a large stadium. Police arrive in droves. They are there to set a trap for The Butcher, a serial killer who they believe will be in attendance at the concert. They will be checking all men leaving the show. They know who they are looking for and he looks a lot like Cooper. The fun is watching how Cooper struggles to get his way out of it. The film starts somewhat with a slow tempo but quickly builds. It's not "North by Northwest" but it's in the ballpark of that kind of fun. It was great to see Josh Hartnett back in a leading role. Saleka Shyamalan was fabulous as Lady Raven. I was highly entertained. Go get caught up in this one and see it in theaters now or rent it when it comes out on disc from Movies 'N Stuff if you're in Ottawa.