Sprinting ahead with an urgency that belies its remarkable attention to detail, writer-director Lucas Belvaux's taut political thriller Rapt is a top-heavy but exceptional action film. Emulating Costa-Gavras's Z, Belvaux relates the emotional impact of the kidnapping and ransoming of wealthy industrialist Stanislas Graff (Yvan Attal) on Graff, his associates, and his family with the loutish grace of a skilled sports commentator. Everything, from the emotional breakdowns his wife and daughters suffer to heated arguments held between the shareholders of Graff's company about whether they should pay his ransom or not, boils down to cold, hard information. Continue Reading »