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      Inescapable

      2012, Mystery & thriller, 1h 33m

      23 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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      (L-R) Alexander Siddig as Adib and Joshua Jackson as Paul in "Inescapable." Marisa Tomei as Fatima and Alexander Siddig as Adib in "Inescapable." (L-R) Joshua Jackson as Paul and Alexander Siddig as Adib and in "Inescapable." Inescapable (2012) Inescapable (2012) Inescapable (2012) Inescapable (2012) Inescapable (2012) Inescapable (2012)

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      Adib Abdel Kareem (Alexander Siddig) desperately searches for his daughter in the chaotic Middle East.

      • Rating: R (Some Violence|Brief Language)

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Ruba Nadda

      • Producer: Daniel Iron, Lance Samuels

      • Writer: Ruba Nadda

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $4.1K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: IFC Films

      • Production Co: Foundry Films, IFC Films, Alliance, Myriad Pictures

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      • Feb 24, 2013

        After his daugher Muna(Jay Anstey), a photographer, goes missing in Damascus, Adib(Alexander Siddig) is forced to return to his native Syria for the first time in decades where he is persona non grata to say the least. At least, he still has friends there like Fatima(Marisa Tomei) who helps him enter the country and Sayid(Oded Fehr) who is now a big cheese in the security services. That's not to say Adib is helpless on his own as he discovers a couple of clues in his daugher's hotel room. Of course, there is nothing quite like protocol when he visits the Canadian embassy to check in with Paul Ridge(Joshua Jackson) before making a call to the Russian embassy. "Inescapable" is at best a half-baked thriller. Now, if only it had been a fully baked thriller, we could have gotten some fun out of the whole thing. As it is, there are some nice moments, especially the opening lock picking scene, and fine shots but not much beyond that. On the minus side, there is almost a running joke out of quickly obtained visas and characters here tend to get rescued not out of their own resourcefulness but out of somebody showing out of the blue. You need more than that level of potential watchfulness and a few mentions to fully document pre-civil war Syria as a police state which does not exactly come as a surprise. What is desperately needed in the movie is a broader perspective not only on the country but on Adib, along with more dramatic depth.

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      • Feb 21, 2013

        A tense, smart, terrifically character driven and exciting suspense-thriller. It depends on story, characters and substance above all else and is surprisingly effective and genuinely moving. It's a riveting, well-crafted and nail-biting film that delivers some strong performances and gritty action. A solid and outstanding cast. Alexander Siddig is absolutely superb. Joshua Jackson is excellent. Oded Fehr is terrific. Marisa Tomei is wonderful. A tough, stylish, gripping and excellent movie. It's great to see a Canadian-produced film of this quality, they rarely get as good as this one.

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