Mis-cast, poor writing, weak, predictable story line, poor directing, poor cinematography, and NO redeeming qualities. Non-realistic or believable plot. Scenery was portrayed as Missouri but was no where near MO which only furthered the disbelief of this film. Disjointed and amateurish. Far too many non-realistic things done by some of the characters. And the list goes on and on and on. Liotta was the ONLY recognizable personality in the movie and the others have not been seen since, nor should they be based on the performances in this movie. Why Ray Liotta would stoop to signing-up for such a dog is beyond me. This was a poor b-rated attempt at a movie. Don't bother wasting your time or money on this one.

--Caution* Spoiler Alert--An almost believable plot (until the ending), with believable characters. The ending however leaves the viewer to 'rewind' what did I miss? Even with my search of other viewers comments and reading about the movie, plot and thoughts of others "to find an explanation", I still have no idea-- who is who, why..what's the motive of the father. As he shoot's the very person he hired in the end. Confused? to say the least... The most important part of a movie is the ending. It is where all the twist's and turns (and there are plenty in this movie) are supposed to come to a conclusion, where the viewer is enlightened, mesmerized, and in full understanding of the course of events throughout the film. This movie however packed with excitement, lacks a conclusion. It leaves the viewer either waiting for an explanation through dialog in the very last moments, or a 'stay tuned for part two', of which neither arrived.

This is slightly better than the average score suggests. The only thing that really lets it down is the ending - the audience is left hanging and I hate that. Why bother to tell a story and then deprive us of a satisfactory ending? This really seems to be a problem with film makers, they just seem incapable of rounding things off properly.Other than that I have no real complaints. It has a slight TV Movie feel to it but the leads are very good, and the kids perfectly adequate. The story is interesting if not fully explored, and it moves along at a decent pace. There are a couple of silly moments slotted in for dramatic effect, but they don't overshadow the plot.Anyway the moral of this story is if you have to go on the run, don't take kids with you. And of course the law is an ass, but then we all knew that.Worth a viewing if you're not too critical.

I was hoping I would get some drama, anxiety...I thought I would be mesmerized by the script, which sounded nice to me, while reading the back of the DVD. Well, I didn't get any of this. The movie is OK, I didn't waste my time watching it, but definitely it could have been better. It lacks some resolution, you end up wishing it was 10-15 longer. Some of the facts exposed are not quite clear (though you can get some ideas) by the horrible script. They tried to make a thriller, they tried to make our heart jump at some scenes. Well, they almost succeed. I have to say that I like the idea, it was just not well executed. Some of the viewers might watch the movie and get angry just because they wish to see more, to understand the situation better, and truly happened with the characters.