Kidnap

Don't mess with Halle Berry

"...While the writer of Kidnap probably could have come up with a more imaginative..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Kidnap

This new Bollywood film is an action thriller.

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thieves Quartet

"...assist his friend Art (Guastaferro) in a scheme to kidnap a rich Chicago industrialist's daughter for a $2 million..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Suicide Kings

"...aging an mafia boss, Charlie Barrett, who finds himself kidnapped by a quintet of wealthy, Ivy League college boys..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taken 2

The action in this Liam Neeson thriller is frenetic and frequent, and keeps him in constant MacGyver mode.

"...by the great Croatian actor Rade Serbedzija, the thugs kidnap Kim and Lenore, sending Bryan into invincible MacGyver mode...."

Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mao's Last Dancer

In this film based on a true story, a Chinese ballet dancer defects to the U.S. when he falls in love with a Houston dancer while on tour.

"...associates of the Chinese consulate in Houston attempt to kidnap Li in a doomed effort to force his return..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gigli

"...Larry "Rhymes With ‘Really’" Gigli (Affleck) is hired to kidnap a mentally retarded teenager named Brian (Bartha) in order..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Proof of Life

"...of Life explores the little known world of K&R (Kidnap & Ransom) specialists. Prochnau's magazine piece highlighted the booming..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Way of the Gun

"...conversation about a nine-months-pregnant surrogate mother (Juliette Lewis). They kidnap her in a bloody shoot-out and plan to hold..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jawbreaker

"...school-time's fleshy excess. When Courtney and her friends jokingly kidnap good-girl Liz on her birthday, they accidentally asphyxiate her..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Celtic Pride

"...Boston Garden before its destruction, that these two buffoons kidnap the star player of the opposing Utah Jazz team...."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Baby's Day Out

"...as high-society baby photographers, invade the Cotwell mansion to kidnap Baby Bink -- a nine-month-old, Nineties-style Fauntleroy -- and..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Son of the Pink Panther

"...which inspired the series' best films, for a Sixties-style kidnap caper. It's a tad complicated for the comedy's sake,..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Three Ninjas

"...trio of stumbling, bumbling surfer dudes are sent to kidnap the boys. Don't count on an abundance of solid..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Shattered

Unerotic and unthrilling home invasion flick is seriously unsubtle

"...has turned his eye to mediocre thrillers like the-plot-is-the-title Kidnap. In this case, title Shattered refers to what happens..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pain & Gain

One of the dirty secrets of modern American filmmaking is what a skilled director Michael Bay really is.

"...friends, Doyle (Johnson) and Doorbal (Mackie), into helping him kidnap profoundly obnoxious millionaire Victor Kershaw (Shalhoub). The plan is..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Chumscrubber

Teens, suburbia, five sets of dysfunctional parents, and the suicide that looms over it all.

"...Dean to retrieve the drugs. When he balks, they kidnap Dean’s little brother to put on the pressure …..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Kidnap. Danielle White gives this generic thriller starring Halle Berry..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

The Best Man

Lundgren and Wilson wasted in shoddy action flick

"...year earlier, had been hired to save heiress and kidnap victim Brook (Whelan). The mission goes awry, of course,..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...the absolute dirt worst. And then aliens turn up, kidnap everyone, and use slime to turn them into ......"

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Medieval

Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

"...his men are hired by Lord Boreš (Caine) to kidnap the niece of the King of France (Lowe, deserving..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable

"...(Gomez) from a giant, one-eyed alien monster trying to kidnap her for her powers. Strange attempts to enlist the..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Cry Macho

Old man Eastwood heads down to Mexico and into his soul

"...agrees to drive down to Mexico and rescue (read: kidnap) Polk’s 13-year-old estranged son, Rafael aka Rafo, from an..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Goodbye, Butterfly

Low-budget revenge thriller makes parents' hands bloody

"...he knows (Wayne) to enact a completely foolhardy plan: kidnap Stan, and force him confess...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Raising Buchanan

Bodysnatching comedy find humor in our shortcomings

"...... well, it's not quite extortion, and you can't kidnap a dead body. Anyway, she thinks that she can..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Wedding Guest

A simmering thriller of international abduction and pursuit

"...burner phone and guns? Curiosity only mounts when he kidnaps a young Punjabi woman about to celebrate her nuptials...."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...Kidnap: Perhaps the presence of Halle Berry can elevate this..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Road to Juarez

Conventional Mexican crime drama

"...out to be a pretty conventional narrative about friendship, kidnapping, and Mexican drug cartels. Jacob (Perez) and Robbie (Koontz)..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mars Needs Moms

Based on a children's book by Berkely Breathed, this animated film looks good but lacks emotion.

"...the aliens scour Earth for a suitable mom to kidnap and then extract all her maternal memories in order..."

March 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Space Chimps

This animated, sci-fi romantic comedy starring anthropomorphized chimpanzees is a lot funnier than you might expect.

"...threat of prosecution!" holler the G-man and -woman who kidnap Ham from his sideshow home) to easier jabs at..."

July 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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