Why didn't she escape? After being held captive for some time, Hooker relaxed his total control somewhat and we see her outside in the garden hanging up laundry. That was an opportunity to run away. Several times Hooker left with his lunchbox to go to his job at the lumber yard. This presented another opportunity, as taking his lunch to work meant he'd be gone all day. Colleen could have been well clear by then.
But he brainwashed her. Somehow he made her believe that this "Company" was real. Even when he took her into the woods to help cut up some fallen trees to sell, he told her that two guys standing near a pickup truck were with the "Company" and naively she believed him.
This movie was certainly riveting and well-acted. The story, however, is utterly shocking. The law finally caught up with Hooker, who was sentenced to 104 years in prison. But America is such a vast place with not many inhabitants, relative to its size. Therefore, it must be dead easy for a psycho like Hooker to abduct someone and put them through hell. How does one stop them? Perhaps the main message from the movie is directed at young women NOT to go hitch-hiking on their own.
But he brainwashed her. Somehow he made her believe that this "Company" was real. Even when he took her into the woods to help cut up some fallen trees to sell, he told her that two guys standing near a pickup truck were with the "Company" and naively she believed him.
This movie was certainly riveting and well-acted. The story, however, is utterly shocking. The law finally caught up with Hooker, who was sentenced to 104 years in prison. But America is such a vast place with not many inhabitants, relative to its size. Therefore, it must be dead easy for a psycho like Hooker to abduct someone and put them through hell. How does one stop them? Perhaps the main message from the movie is directed at young women NOT to go hitch-hiking on their own.