Close

Netflix debuted another original movie this past weekend. It's called Close, and it stars Noomi Rapace (Prometheus), who plays a bad-ass operative named Sam who gets assigned to be the bodyguard for a spoiled rich girl named Zoe (Sophie Nélisse).

As you might guess, things go south as a team of kidnappers arrive to abduct Zoe, the heir to a vast mining fortune. But they don't count on Sam being there, and thus begins a nice, taut action thriller as Sam desperately tries to keep Zoe (as well as herself) alive.

From the very first, intensely gripping scene, Close grabbed me by the collar and dragged me along for an exciting ride. Noomi Rapace is superb in this film. I've always loved her as an actress since first seeing her in original Swedish The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo films.

Some notes for "those of us": both women get their hands tied at one point (they're fully dressed). This leads to a cool scene where Sam is still fighting her abductor even with her wrists bound behind her. And Zoe goes barefoot for a brief portion of the film. But aside from the stuff that's "for us" this is just a very well made thriller. Recommended.