After winning two Oscars for Best Picture and Director Awards, Mel Gibson joined the action drama as a rich businessman father who fought his wits against the kidnappers. This film is based on the film of the same name in 1956, but director Ron Howard did not know about the film before directing it, and he had not watched it at the same time. It is entirely based on his personal point of view. The plot focuses on the description of both the Muran family and the kidnapper.
When Ron Howard read this script for the first time, he felt that this story was a major test for most people. That is what happened to the people in the play. The tense and conflicting plot trend created this powerful and brilliant drama." Ron Howard once won the Directors Guild of America Award for directing "Apollo 13", 2010 He also won the Oscar for Best Director Award for "Beautiful Mind". Other representative works include "A Heart in Fire", "The Cocoon", "Mermaid" and so on.
Renee Russell, who plays the role of wife Kate in the play, is highly regarded in Hollywood because of her excellent acting skills. This film is her second collaboration with Mel Gibson after "Sky Cannon 3". Gary Sinnis ("Forrest Gump", "Apollo 13"), who is equally outstanding in acting and directing, also participated in this film.
The director of this film is not satisfied with repeating the chase of the thriller and the suspense of others. They have conducted in-depth psychological excavations on the kidnappers and the families of the victims. The excitement of the film begins in the second act of the drama: After the temporary failure of the money-for-human exchange program, Gibson announced on TV that the million-dollar ransom was turned into a bounty-who can capture the kidnapper, this money was originally going to be given to the kidnapper The money was used to reward the heroes who captured the kidnappers. Because the film contains drama elements other than thrillers, its characters are more in-depth, and the plot is more tolerant of scrutiny and questioning. Usually the families of victims in this type of film are the embodiment of good-looking and kind-hearted virtues, while Gibson's characters have a more complicated background. The most exciting dialogue in the film is that the leader of the kidnapper explained to the protagonist why he chose the target of the kidnapping: "Because you are willing to use money to clean up the trouble. If you did this before, you will naturally spend money to buy peace this time."
