Secuestro Express (2004)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 42
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 20
Despite utilizing a visual whirlwind of cinematic tricks, this socio-political thriller falls short of fulfilling its heavier goals but provides a powerful peek into the class issues of modern Venezuela.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 6
Despite utilizing a visual whirlwind of cinematic tricks, this socio-political thriller falls short of fulfilling its heavier goals but provides a powerful peek into the class issues of modern Venezuela.
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The current wave of kidnappings in Latin America inspired this tense suspense drama. Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) and Carla (Mía Maestro) are a wealthy young couple who, after a night of club hopping, head back to their car to go home. However, three kidnappers -- Bubu (Pedro Perez), Niga (Carlos Madera), and Trece (Carlos Julio Molina) -- are waiting for them; seeing how free they are with their money, the men figure that Martin and Carla should fetch a decent ransom for their release. The
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Cast
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Mia Maestro
Carla "Princess" -
Ruben Blades
Sergio Carla's Father -
Carlos Julio Molina
Trece -
Pedro Pérez
Budú, Budú, Bud? -
Carlos Madera
Niga -
Jean Paul Leroux
MartÃn "Teddy Bear", M... -
Edgar José Quijada
Dolor -
Ermahn Ospina
Marcelo -
Adrian Blanco
Juancho -
Dawn Rider
Cangrejo -
Aníbal Grum
MartÃn's Dad, Martín's... -
Elba Escobar
Cashier At Pharmacy -
Chile Veloz
Radio DJ -
Dimas González
Guard -
Pantera
Guard -
Balmore Moreno
Officer Briceño, Offic... -
Víctor Ortíz
Officer Blanco -
Jackson O'Neil Pérez
Budú's Son, Budú's Son... -
Andrea Tovar Meneses
Budú's Sister, Budú's ... -
Jesus
Padilla -
Miguel Ángel Landa
Security Agent -
Dalila Colombo
Woman In Flashback 1 -
Michael Murciano
Man In Flashback 1 -
Israel "El Gato" Ibarra
Thug Of Aicabala -
John Francis
Drag Queen -
Paolo
Drag Queen -
Johán Godoy
Drag Queen -
Ladimar
Drag Queen -
Alberto Estrella
Drag Queen -
Eric Colón
Junkie -
Salomon Jakubowicz
Poor Man -
Karina Sánchez
Poor Woman -
Eduardo Jakubowicz
Casino Patron -
Clara Jakubowicz
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All Critics (48) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (21) | DVD (8)
A well-intentioned copy but one that holds much promise for its first-time director.
Top CriticSecuestro Express seems less interested in dramatizing the crushing inequities of that nation than in serving up hefty doses of sadism and titillation.
Secuestro Express leaves you feeling like a bit of a hostage yourself.
Part exploitation thriller and part sociopolitical statement, Secuestro Express is a little too enamored of its own gangsta cool to be taken seriously.
Jakubowicz pleases the eyes with closeups, sped-up scenes, hand-held camerawork and other stylized tricks.
Jakubowicz will undoubtedly become a filmmaker to follow, as soon as he understands what he wants to say -- not just how loud he wants to say it.
from its opening 'shot', Secuestro Express takes its captive audience at gunpoint on a heart-pounding tour of crime, corruption and class war in downtown Caracas.
From beginning to end, Secuestro Express proves an obnoxious mess determinedly employing the kidnapping conceit it laments to stimulate popcorn movie sentiments.
Impeccably directed, tightly-wound and extremely tense thriller with some neat twists and a healthy dose of social commentary thrown in for good measure.
More than it deserves, the DVD has two director commentaries (one subtitled with the actors), deleted scenes, a couple of featurettes, and a hip-hop video of the thug trio in their real-life role as rappers.
This film gives one vision of what anarchy is like, on a small scale, at least.
From a filmmaking angle, it's a movie to be studied, but from a writing angle, it could have been so much better.
Make sure to wear a condom if you plan on getting anywhere near this film.
As a kidnap thriller, Secuestro Express is a complete bore, but what's worse is that it occasionally seems to imagine it's making a point.
An unpleasant watch that showed how sleazy films can get in trying to imitate reality and Tarantino.
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