The theme here is similar to Paul Haggis' IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH. How far would you go for a loved one? However, in both films, the situations are so far removed from the norm that it's hard for an audience to relate. So while there's expert filmmaking going on in both movies, the viewing experience is one of distance. Instead of engaging the audience, the films leave them out in the cold.
Haggis certainly knows how to wring tension out a scene. And he knows how to keep us off-balance. He just has to apply these skills to a story that will involve us rather than detach us.
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