I was wondering where everybody’s favorite villain, Ben Mendelsohn, had got off to.

He and Daisy Ridley and Garrett Hedlund star in this adaptation of Karen Dionne’s novel about a woman who has to confront her past when the monster who kidnapped, held hostage and raped her mother escapes from prison.

The book got lots of acclaim from organizations that honor thrillers and those who write them.

Neil Burger (“The Illusionist,” “The Upside”) directed. Promising all the way around.

Oct. 6.