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
Jakubowicz pleases the eyes with closeups, sped-up scenes, hand-held camerawork and other stylized tricks.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
5 Aug 2005
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,
5 Aug 2005
rotten:
Secuestro Express leaves you feeling like a bit of a hostage yourself.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug 2005
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,
5 Aug 2005
fresh:
A well-intentioned copy but one that holds much promise for its first-time director.