“The Guilty” (** out of four) was a pretty remote suspense thriller about a demoted police officer (Jake Gyllenhaal) who is now a 911 operator who becomes embroiled and conflicted in an emergency call he receives from a kidnapped woman and he races against the clock to ensure she is rescued and saved, all the while holding his own impulses as a former police officer in check! Unusually minimalist film from director Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”, “The Equalizer”); film holds you in its grip thanks to stylish filmmaking and solid work from Gyllenhaal but never shifts into high-gear. Film pales in comparison to similarly themed and plotted “The Call” which was far more electric and riveting.

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