Weirdly enough, I found myself not really rooting for Mariane Pearl in this drama retelling the events of the disappearance of journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi, the search for Daniel, and the outcome, mainly through his wife's account of the ordeal (plus additional scenes she was not present for, but are depicted for the narrative's sake). It could have been the hormonal levels going berserk for a pregnant Mariane, but she just came across too unlikeable and almost too much like a stuck-up princess in spots.
In the hours after Daniel's disappearance is taken seriously, the film is very confusing, purposefully so. The measures taken to find info about Daniel's whereabouts raised an eyebrow or two from me. But it does give the viewer some understanding of the political climate of his disappearance and subsequent terrorist hostage situation.
Directorally speaking, it's very intimate, very chaotic at time, almost suffocatingly so at times. The characters were on edge for most of the running time up until the fate of Daniel Pearl is revealed, which gives some resolution to the ordeal, but the ending coda is somewhat optimistic in an uncertain world.
I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.
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