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Movies Review Site    "Prisoners" Movie Review: 3 Stars  by
Michael Phillips  Classy trash, "Prisoners" opens with a scene
of holy sacrifice, the first of many violent acts sanctified as
virtuous -- necessary -- by an increasingly grotesque narrative.
In the Pennsylvania woods, a carpenter played by Hugh Jackman
guides his quiet teenage son (Dylan Minnette) in the killing of
his first deer. A prayer is uttered. A shot is fired. The
carpenter, named Keller Dover, is a true believer in the Lord,
and he gets results.  Times are neither flush nor terrible, but
Keller scrapes to make his mortgage payments. He is a righteous
man living for better circumstances. They do not come.  The
story moves to Thanksgiving dinner.  He and his wife, played by
Maria Bello, visit their neighbors for the traditional meal.
Their hosts are a step up the socioeconomic ladder. Terrence
Howard and Viola Davis p