Alien at the Movies

Trap

“Trap” is M. Night Shyamalan’s latest psychological thriller where law enforcement/police/FBI uses a concert to set up their sting operation to capture a notorious serial killer know as the Butcher. Josh Hartnett plays Cooper, doting father/fireman/serial killer. Cooper is rewarding his daughter Riley for her academic achievements by taking her to see famed Lady Raven’s (Saleka Shyamalan, director/writer M. Night’s daughter) concert. Riley is so jazzed & excited while Cooper is becoming suspicious of the huge law enforcement presence. From there it becomes a cat & mouse game trying to figure out an escape plan against the FBI containment plan. Interestingly, the FBI profiler is played by Haley Mills, who has now gone from “Parent Trap” to Butcher “Trap”. M. Night Shyamalan does cast himself in a cameo. Hartnett is terrific. Typical of his movies, you will get little twists & turns to the story. Will the Butcher get caught or will he manage to slip away to kill again? Look for a mid credit clip featuring the T-shirt Guy Jamie.

Alien gives it 3 “carbon monoxide” stars out of 4.