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On the last day of work, you hardly want the biggest case of your life. But that\u2019s what Josh Duhamel gets in \u201cNeglected,\u201d a cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps the audience on edge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
His mission: Get to his son before the oxygen runs out in a hidden location. He learns of the situation when a serial killer (Dylan Sprouse) tells him he must solve three cases before he\u2019ll give him the right clue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Those three cases involve plenty of planning (they\u2019re eye-opening) and a bit of backstory. Sprouse\u2019s character has a bleak past that contributes to the \u201cSilence of the Lambs\u201d-like surprises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Director David Lipper, who co-wrote the screenplay, ups the drama as the clock ticks down. While he might have given more details about Sprouse\u2019s past, he does plenty with Duhamel\u2019s fractured family life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
That underscores the urgency and lets Duhamel run, sweat and emote within a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Meanwhile, there\u2019s a bit of turmoil\u00a0in the government that wants to get him out as a detective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
After he\u2019s presented a pen (a pen!) at the police station, he gets the call and goes to work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Lipper confuses with some of his choices (Jeremy and Jason London appear as twins and, frankly, they\u2019re hard to separate) but knows how to pace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
His cinematography is increasingly devoid of life as time runs out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
While Elena Sanchez, a blockbuster stunt artist, could have been given more lines, she does plenty with the ones she has and gives Duhamel the support others don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cNeglected\u201d is short, which means some of the stories could have been fleshed out. A look at the killer\u2019s past could have explained why he chose Duhamel\u2019s son and why there\u2019s a deadline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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