Prisoners (2013)

Villeneuve’s penchant for these shots is also the film’s downfall. He lingers a beat or two too long on clues. Such unmistaken proof, in conjunction with the tightly wrapped screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski, takes out the ambivalence needed to sustain the psychological effect. And its most interesting move, bringing in Terrence Howard and Viola Davis as the other desperate parents, is short-lived. Read the review here.