Review of The Vanishing

Ever wonder what goes on in the mind of a kidnapper when he is planning and committing the act? Here's your chance. The kidnapper doesn't run around with a large knife or axe, he does not grin maniacally, he doesn't have a scary tone of voice, he looks entirely like an ordinary man. You wouldn't pick up out of a crowd as a dangerous man, yet he becomes more and more menacing, precisely because of his outward ordinariness. Melodrama and hysterics are kept out of this movie, much to the credit of everyone involved, and the cold, calculating mind of a sociopath is put on display for the viewer's horror and surprise.