I didn't like the ending because there was still much that wasn't resolved. As a result of Graff's affairs, gambling habits, and loose business practices, when his life is threatened, those closest to him wonder if he's worth saving, which is a question that almost no other kidnapping film asks. Too often kidnapping films become procedurals, but this film makes us wonder if the character isn't better off in captivity.

As Stansilas Graff, Attal is at turns desperate, despairing, and valorous, revolting against the cards life has dealt him. Yvan Attal, so brilliant in the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress, delivers a tour de force performance in this gritty thriller. The main lessons here are to never believe everything you read in the tabloids and to always know who your true friends are.Ī wealthy businessman is kidnapped, his finger cut off, but when his private life becomes public, the kidnapping is the least of his problems.

But the idea of somebody not being in total control for once and in danger of letting his life spiral out of control is a good one, even if his secrets don't run any deeper than adultery and gambling. So while this procedural where everybody has their own interests to look after including the cops is methodical to the hilt, it can be too much so, leading it to be on the cold and calculating side of the equation, robbing the movie of much needed tension and suspense, except in a couple of key spots. To its credit, 'Rapt' has some timely quotes about late model capitalism and takes little time to establish its plot, keeping things moving throughout, even as it is not quite as adept at keeping track of time. The bad news is the most Stanislas' family and associates can come up with is 20 million.

What the kidnappers want is 50 million and cut off one of his fingers to say they mean business. The high speend of his life might have explained his driver not seeing the cyclist, except for the fact that it is all a set-up for an abduction carried out with military precision. Despite his busy schedule, he tries to also spend as much time with his family as he can before moving on to a high stakes poker game where he loses 50,000 euros. In 'Rapt,' Stanislas Graff(Yvan Attal) is an industrialist who dines with politicians before rushing off to spend some quality time with his mistress.

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