Fresh
A well-intentioned copy but one that holds much promise for its first-time director.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Secuestro Express
2004 · 1h 26m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jonathan Jakubowicz
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Secuestro Express
Overview
Young couple Carla and Martin are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla's father to hand over the ransom
Director and cast
- Jonathan Jakubowicz Director
- Mía Maestro as Carla
- Rubén Blades as Carla's Father
- Carlos Julio Molina as Trece
- Pedro Perez as Budu
- Carlos Madera as Niga Sibilino
- Jean Paul Leroux as Martin
- Miguel Ángel Landa Cast
- Miguelangel Landa as Police's Councilor.
- Elba Escobar as Drugstore Cashier
- Dalila Colombo Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Secuestro Express seems less interested in dramatizing the crushing inequities of that nation than in serving up hefty doses of sadism and titillation.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Secuestro Express leaves you feeling like a bit of a hostage yourself.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten
Part exploitation thriller and part sociopolitical statement, Secuestro Express is a little too enamored of its own gangsta cool to be taken seriously.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Jakubowicz pleases the eyes with closeups, sped-up scenes, hand-held camerawork and other stylized tricks.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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