In Trap, the latest thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, a sweet girl dad named Cooper takes his daughter to a concert as a reward for good grades. He seems like a charming enough dude, and then it’s revealed that the entire event is a ruse to capture a notorious serial killer known as the Butcher. Cooper, of course, is the Butcher, and he must find a way to evade the barrage of FBI agents waiting to ensnare him.
It's the perfect role for Josh Hartnett, whose easy-going leading man charm soon gives way to reveal a calculating sociopath who can only perform at being a human as he watches over his victims from afar. Haven’t we missed seeing Hartnett on-screen?
As the iconic ’80s power ballad once declared, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. There are actors whose specific talents and appeal are hard to replace, or trigger such a nostalgic thrill in our hearts that we suddenly find ourselves yearning for something we didn’t know we missed. Not that Josh Hartnett ever truly went away, of course, but as we find ourselves in the midst of his renaissance, it’s been a delightful reminder of why we loved him so much in the first place.
