Trap (2024)
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Written by M. Night Shyamalan
Starring Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan, Ariel Donaghue, Hayley Mills
Release Date August 2nd, 2024
Published August 2nd, 2024
Trap stars Josh Hartnett as Cooper, a firefighter who also happens to be a serial killer known as The Butcher. As we meet Cooper he is taking his daughter, Riley (Ariel Donaghue), to a concert. Riley is obsessed with a pop star known as Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan) and Cooper has secured floor seats for this unusual daytime concert. What Cooper doesn’t know is that this concert is just for him and Riley. Working with the pop star, Police have set a trap for The Butcher. The building is surrounded by cops and they are instructed to investigate any man at the concert that fits the serial killer profile created by Dr. Grant (Hayley Mills).
Cooper cottons onto the con as he observes numerous men being pulled out of their seats by swarms of cops who appear to be everywhere. A friendly t-shirt seller then spills the beans to Cooper about the nature of the show and the plot truly kicks in. Cooper needs to find some way to avoid the cops, keep Riley from noticing that anything unusual is happening, and escape the building as quietly and secretly as possible. Thus, what should unfold is a thrilling game of cat and mouse where Cooper sneaks about outsmarting the cops and the thrill of the chase thrills us in the audience.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
