Synopsis
Twenty-five years ago Adib, a promising young officer in the Syrian military police, suddenly left Damascus under suspicious circumstances. Abandoning the love of his life Fatima, he made his way to Canada and wiped the slate clean. When his daughter Muna suddenly disappears in Damascus, his past threatens to violently catch up to him. Teaming up with a Canadian emissary, Adib must now confront the turmoil he thought he left behind in order to find Muna.
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Cast
- Alexander SiddigAdib
- Joshua JacksonPaul
- Marisa TomeiFatima
- Oded FehrSayid
- Saad SiddiquiHalim
- Fadia NaddaLingerie Girl
- Bonnie Lee BoumanEmily
Recommendations
- 75
Observer
The remarkably expressive Mr. Siddig is sympathetic and true as the tortured father, communicating reams of emotion with his eyes, and Ms. Tomei is totally charismatic as his discarded lover who helps him out of a sense of humanity. - 67
The A.V. Club
It’s a deeply confused movie, sometimes productively so. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
To her credit, Nadda is a solid actors’ director – the performances here are competent even when the writing isn’t. The exception is South Africa which, although a logistically necessary shooting location, ain’t much of a thespian. - 50
New York Post
The next time Siddig plays a man of intrigue, let’s hope he’s chasing something more interesting than a clueless kid. - 40
Village Voice
Inescapable isn't a terrible movie, but absent its ripped-from-the-headlines setting it's unremarkable. - 30
The New York Times
Plagued by clunky action sequences and a porous plot the cast visibly wilts. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Inescapable is like "Taken" without the tension. - 25
Slant Magazine
The film spins its wheels for almost an hour until collapsing under the weight of exposition that renders the mystery nearly besides the point.
