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The Vanishing (1988)
Directed by George Sluizer
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Overview
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
Rated NR | Length 106 minutes
Actors
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu | Gène Bervoets | Johanna ter Steege | Gwen Eckhaus | Pierre Forget | Bernadette Le Saché | Tania Latarjet | Lucille Glenn | Roger Souza | Caroline Appéré | Didier Rousset
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/14/2010 | N/A | Streaming | Video on Demand | 3.5 stars |
| (Average) 3.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I recently saw a list of “Top 50 Horror Movies You Should See Before You Die” and this was listed. I remember hearing about it and while it’s a thriller of a film, it has no business being on a horror movie list.
It’s a movie from the Netherlands where a guy and his girlfriend are on a trip and during a stop at a rest station she goes missing.
I have to say, the first half of this movie bored the shit out of me. I didn’t find the couple that compelling and it takes too long to get to the kidnapping and point of the movie.
The second half, on the other hand was really good. The intertwining stories between the man still searching for his GF three years after the fact and the man who took her was really compelling.
While I don’t think this movie is truly deserving of the accolades it’s gotten, it’s a well done movie. Glad I watched it but nothing there that I feel I would revisit.
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