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Kidnap

2017

Luis Prieto

Halle Berry, Patrick Kearns, Lew Temple, Dana Gourrier ...

5.2

2,432

Thriller. Action A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mom Karla Dyson (Halle Berry) when her 6 years-old son Frankie suddenly disappears. Without a cell phone and knowing she has no time to wait for police help, Karla jumps in her own car and sets off in pursuit of the kidnappers. A relentless, edge-of-your seat chase ensues, where Karla must risk everything to not lose sight of her son.

	Media	Author	Review
		Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Berry delivers in an entertaining actioner (...) Despite its rather generic TV-movie premise, a clever script and consistently gratifying plot twists provide plenty of momentum"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A tight, effective 100-yard-dash of a thriller (...) [It is] engaging to watch an almost real-time account of a mother fighting to get back her son"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"The worst movie of the summer (...) 'Kidnap' is here to remind a nation of spoiled filmgoers that yes, movies really can be this bad (...) Berry is never able to overcome the lack of a meaningful script"
		Moira MacDonald Seattle Times	"'Kidnap' has a tossed-together sameness to it, like a salad made up only of tired lettuce (...) A talented and charismatic Academy Award winner ('Monster’s Ball'), driving around screaming in a B-movie (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Between Berry’s committed performance and the film’s brisk cocktail of dread and adrenaline, 'Kidnap' makes for a rousing, if ridiculous, ride."
		Derek Smith Slant	"The clichés that plague the film's prologue unfortunately tag along for the ride (...) 'Kidnap' is an efficient vehicle for the delivery of some lean action that’s weakened by a scarcely whip-smart script (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Preposterous and entertaining in equal measure (...) Delightful pulp without a hint of subtlety or shame (...) For most audiences, it’ll just be a hoot."
		Ben Sachs Chicago Reader	"The most valuable member of the crew may be editor Avi Youabian, who maintains a breathless pace without sacrificing any sense of spatial continuity. This is a superior genre exercise, unpretentious and formally controlled."
		Peter Keough Boston Globe	"Preposterous plot foils 'Kidnap' (...) As for the bad guys, the film falls back on that reliable Hollywood stereotype, the hapless, malevolent redneck (...) One-dimensional (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

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