Written and directed by first-timer J. Blakeson, the overly brutal “The Disappearance of Alice Creed” is fairly suspenseful for the first hour that begins with a dialogue-less opening sequence. Two men (Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston) kidnap Alice (Gemma Arterton) and take her to a secluded apartment where she’s stripped, tied to a bed and forced to make tearful videos to her rich father pleading with him to pay the ransom. Unfortunately, the story never rises above contrived coincidence and then lapses into the improbable. This thriller is well acted, but the plot twists and shifting alliances feel a little too forced, not the result of desperate people in life-threatening situations. 8/9/10
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