Low-key adult drama and crime thriller

The story revolves around Robert Redford as a rich executive in the Pittsburgh area kidnapped by a working class guy (Willem Dafoe) while his wife (Helen Mirren) tries to handle the situation.

Those hoping for a conventional Hollywood crime thriller will be disappointing. This is a reflective adult drama/mystery about a kidnapping, based on a true story that occurred in Holland in 1987.

While decidedly low-key, there are interesting psychological elements rooted in class warfare (the executive and kidnapper's relationship) and the nature of happiness in marriage and the stumbling blocks thereof (the executive, his wife, and another woman). The three acting giants make the drama believable and compelling. There's only one eye-rolling part (the aftermath of the fight between two guys; you'll know what I mean when you see it).

The flick has left some people confused, but it's pretty straight-forward and everything is there if you pay attention. The two story lines are not parallel. One takes place over the course of a single day and the other over several days and, ultimately, the better part of a year (you'll note the seasons change).

The city scenes were shot in Pittsburgh and the forest scenes in the Asheville, NC, area. Some parts were shot in Atlanta as well.