Trapped/Identity/The Bone Collector Denzel Washington 2004 DVD Top-quality

A triple bill of tense thrillers. In ‘Trapped’ (2002) Will and Karen Jennings (Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron) are held hostage in different cities whilst their daughter is abducted. The abductors are lead by a ruthless criminal, Joe Hickey (Kevin Bacon), who seems to have hit on a foolproof scam for extorting money from rich families. Holding the parents in separate locations means they cannot contact the police and he demands a large ransom that has to be paid in 24 hours or the hostage is killed. The Jennings have to find a way to save their daughter and Karen manages to discover the real motive behind the kidnapping. Can this be the chink in the criminals’ armour? ‘Identity’ (2003) is a modern-day slasher movie starring John Cusack and Ray Liotta. After a sudden rainstorm in a remote town forces ten travellers to seek refuge in a strange desert motel, the disparate group of guests begin losing their lives. Whilst the survivors struggle to find out who the killer is, they also begin to realise that each of them has a secret and that their arrival at the hotel was not merely by chance. Finally, in ‘The Bone Collector’ (1999) street cop Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) discovers a hideously mutilated corpse, and her superiors call on forensics expert Lincoln Rhymes (Denzel Washington) to investigate. Paralysed after an injury sustained in the line of duty, the case gives Rhymes a new lease of life, but he needs a reluctant Donaghy to do the legwork for him if he is to stop the murderer from striking again.