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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSallePrisoner’s Daughter is, in a way, a simple movie. It’s also a cleverly (perhaps unconsciously) disguised version of John Wayne’s swan song, “The Shootist.” It’s one of those movies that you’ll enjoy as it goes along, only to realize, a day or two later, that it was even better than you thought.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThere aren’t a lot of surprises when characters behave the way a thousand screenplays have ordained they must, but the little moments of indulging their better angels, and their worst, give Prisoner’s Daughter a gritty, B-movie authenticity that is intensely satisfying.
- 50IndieWireSamantha BergesonIndieWireSamantha BergesonSimply put, Cox is the saving grace of his latest feature, Prisoner’s Daughter, a predictable family drama that has heart thanks to grounding performances by Cox, Ernie Hudson, and breakout child star Christopher Convery. The rest, however, leaves a lot to be desired.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenAlthough Prisoner’s Daughter gets a necessary emotional lift from its strong lead performances, the blandly by-the-numbers redemptive family drama falls short of representing a return to early form for the “Thirteen” director.
- 50RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyGood scripts make you forget they are scripts. The script for Prisoner's Daughter is quite talky and never takes wing. You can almost see the words on the page, despite the strong efforts of Beckinsale and Cox.
- 50ObserverRex ReedObserverRex ReedDirected by Catherine Hardwicke, whose debut film Seventeen showed great promise, this maudlin soap opera is a disappointment, despite a strong performance by the extraordinarily gifted veteran actor Brian Cox. He makes every moment he’s on the screen throb with understated honesty, but Prisoner’s Daughter doesn’t boast much of anything else worth remembering.
- 42ColliderMarco Vito OddoColliderMarco Vito OddoWhile fans of Cox and Beckinsale‘s work might still enjoy some moments of Prisoner’s Daughter, the overall lack of polish in the script makes for a dull experience that’s filled with inconsistencies.
- 40Screen RantScreen RantPrisoner's Daughter may boast a stellar cast, but the movie is fraught with anxious and unrealistic characters, a terribly misaligned script, and a redemption story that hangs on by a fraying thread.
- 35CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryFor Cox, a veteran actor with no mountains left to climb and few concerns about speaking his mind, Prisoner’s Daughter plays like one of those movies where you just take the money and run.
- Several moments within the director Catherine Hardwicke’s latest film Prisoner’s Daughter contain glimmers of promise, each one regrettably smothered by a pedestrian script from Mark Bacci.