Rapt

To say Rapt is low-key is putting it mildly. Yes, there's a kidnapping and a very real threat of violence (the first act of the kidnappers is to cut off the victim's finger) but the film is mostly lacking in Hollywood-style action beats. There's the kidnapping itself and a ransom money drop-off but even these are more concerned with the mechanics of the events than providing an adrenaline rush. Even Graff, the victim, becomes an almost secondary figure in the narrative. His plight isn't exactly neglected but in many ways the main interest seems to be the manner in which his personal and professional life completely unravel during his absence. The police investigation and media attention unearths Graff's mistresses and his gambling debts, which in turn causes consternation among the board of his company and furious backtracking from his erstwhile political friends. The kidnappers meanwhile confuse the wealth of the company with Graff's personal wealth when they demand a 50 million ransom. As for Graff himself, the audience doesn't have a chance to know him before the kidnapping so for most of the time he's an ambivalent character, deserving of sympathy merely because of his status as victim. Once he attains freedom he becomes increasingly unsympathetic, appearing to have learned nothing from his ordeal and to value his dog more than his family - who can no longer view him as the same man. The effect is oddly distancing but nevertheless intriguing.