Trapped
Trapped
R | 20 September 2002 (USA)
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When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan.

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raisleygordon

Kevin Bacon does turn in a great performance. Actually, if you really want to see him be nasty, see 1996's 'Sleepers'. However, his performance here pales in comparison to the earlier movie. Anyway, this movie could have done without sex scenes, it could have and should have used nastier villains, especially the one watching the girl(In a kidnapping movie, no bad guy should be this nice). That would have made for a more suspenseful thriller. In spite of my quibbles, I still recommend it, if you haven't seen this one. Or you could just rent something that's even better than this one.*** out of ****

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wes-connors

"When their daughter is abducted and taken for ransom by a gang of serial kidnappers, a young doctor and his wife find themselves held hostage while a 24-hour plan to extort their money is set into motion. Now, with time running out and the health of their asthmatic daughter at serious risk, they find themselves in a life-and-death race against the clock as the 'perfect crime' begins spiraling towards an unthinkable, terrifying and deadly conclusion," according to the film's official synopsis.This is the old "kidnapped family" plot, with the main attraction being casting devilish Kevin Bacon (as Joe Hickey) and gorgeous Charlize Theron (as Karen Jennings) in two of the main roles - gang leader and frazzled wife. Also interesting is how writer Greg Iles divides the kidnappers and victims into three locations… Mr. Bacon holds Ms. Theron at the family home; his wife, Courtney Love (as Cheryl), keeps Theron's husband, Stuart Townsend (as Will), in a hotel room, at gunpoint; and, Bacon's slow-witted cousin, Pruitt Taylor Vince (as Marvin Pool), minds little Dakota Fanning (as Abby) in a cabin. The three pairs come together in a "white-knuckle, edge-of-your-seat" conclusion; and, by the time you realize it isn't even remotely plausible, director Luis Mandoki and the cast have you "Trapped".****** Trapped (9/20/02) Luis Mandoki ~ Charlize Theron, Kevin Bacon, Stuart Townsend, Courtney Love

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ananias73

First (1987) "Fatal Attraction" was released, where James Dearden (writer) shows us how to protect ourselves from the fear of HIV: Family. Then other films have to do with the fear of an unknown terror that interrupts the family happiness ("The Hand that Rocks the Cradle", "One Hour Photo", "Ransom", Unlawful Entry" etc.). Same old story in this film. The kidnappers are simply stupid (Bacon in his usual psycho portrait, Courtney Love tries hard to act), "family hug" can save us from every danger and father (another stupid character) decide to land his plane in the middle of the road not seeming to care how many people he might kill only to save his daughter! This disaster scene at the end destroys everything in the movie. Although Theron (unrealistic reactions from her) learn to us where you can hind a knife to save your life!

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Vincent

The plot provides a few new twists on the kidnapping theme with a perfect plan hinging on deeper issues on the part of the protagonists.Bacon and Theron are excellent and they have to carry the film since the rest of the cast aren't given very much to do or say which is a bit of a waste but not surprising.My main complaint is that the point where the plan begins to unravel is out of character for the villain and in a way that can't be explained by emotion, this is a necessary plot vehicle but I found it a little disappointing.The ending is a little overdone and silly (the plane bit especially), it would be more appropriate in an action film than a suspenseful thriller.On the whole splitting the film into 3 narratives does detract from the element of suspense, particularly the part with Townsend and Love, and this weakens the impact of the film considerably (drops it from a potential 8 to a 6).Well worth a watch but could have been better.

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