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Full of drama, suspense, and action, Kidnapped has all the makings of a taut whodunit. When the teenage son of a wealthy family is kidnapped, Conrad (Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People) and Ellie Cain (Dana Delaney, China Beach) hire a renegade investigator named Knapp (Jeremy Sisto, Six Feet Under) to get their child back. Knapp is abrasive and not at all concerned with breaking the law as long as he is able to save the victim. Still, he could work on his people skills. As one old woman asks, as he bullies his way into her house, "What kind of name is Knapp?" She's got a point. Unless you're famous, announcing yourself simply by your last name is pretty pretentious. All 13 episodes of this NBC series--which aired during the 2006-2007 season--are included on this three-disc DVD set. And unlike many shows that are canceled within a year, Kidnapped offers viewers closure and a finite ending.
While the first few episodes dealing with the kidnapping are gripping, the show layers on some sub-plots that fail. Is Ellie having an affair with a prominent politician? Did Conrad kill his ex-mistress? Neither character is particularly likeable, so the viewer doesn't really care. Hutton, who is superb in so many other projects, never rings true here. Speaking in a tough guy accent (when he remembers), his character is never convincing as a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who made good. And Delaney is never quite believable as an uptown girl who doesn't get particularly flustered when she has to protect herself from an assailant. (Explaining her ease handling weapons, Ellie says, "I know how to shoot a gun. My father's a Republican"). Other characters get to delivery clunky lines as well. When FBI agent Latimer King (Delroy Lindo, Get Shorty) is asked if he thinks there's a leak in the office, he knowingly says, "If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck..." Like ABC's Murder One, Kidnapped asks a lot of its viewers to have patience and watch a drama unfold over a series of several months. The problem is that, unlike Murder One, the plot here isn't nearly convincing enough to warrant the wait. --Jae-Ha Kim
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When their teenage son is kidnapped and his bodyguard (Mykelti Williamson) is left for dead, the Cains (Timothy Hutton and Dana Delaney) go beyond the law to rescue their son. They call upon Knapp (Jeremy Sisto), an expert in kidnapping and helping the victims' families. Two FBI agents join the desperate search as everyone tries to save the Cains' son. Kidnapped also stars Delroy Lindo, Linus Roach, and Carmen Ejogo. Features all the episodes from the first series.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
So, yet another excellent show that was cancelled after just one season, joining the likes of "Day Break", "Firefly", "Blade", "Moonlight" & "Blood Ties". Who makes these decisions, & why are they not locked up somewhere out of harm's way?
Anyway, rant over; on with the review. The title is actually a direct quote from one of the charachters & neatly sums up this intricate thriller. An obvious point of reference is the rather good Denzel Washington film "Man On Fire", but this is far more intricate & satisfying. Well acted & well told, the story rarely flags & builds to a satisfying conclusion, with an obvious lead on to what should have been season 2. Why only 4 stars then.....well, there is 1 really big continuity error mid way through concerning the weight of the ransom money & the ease with which it is removed from the back of a 4X4, but apart from that everything else was great. At the prices this is going for on both Amazon & Ebay, this is an absolute steal; go on, buy it - you will not be disappointed.
Anyway, rant over; on with the review. The title is actually a direct quote from one of the charachters & neatly sums up this intricate thriller. An obvious point of reference is the rather good Denzel Washington film "Man On Fire", but this is far more intricate & satisfying. Well acted & well told, the story rarely flags & builds to a satisfying conclusion, with an obvious lead on to what should have been season 2. Why only 4 stars then.....well, there is 1 really big continuity error mid way through concerning the weight of the ransom money & the ease with which it is removed from the back of a 4X4, but apart from that everything else was great. At the prices this is going for on both Amazon & Ebay, this is an absolute steal; go on, buy it - you will not be disappointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Loved it, and would love another series but I believe it was not received well in USA so only did series one. I would recommend this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This was a real surprise, if this was a book you would call it a page turner. Once you started this DVD you just want to keep going to you got through all the episodes. With a great plot, superb characters and more twists and turns that you get in 24 this series was the most enjoyable story I have watched all year. The story for all the red herrings and dead bodies that turn up, all to keep you off the scent, it surprisingly easy to follow. It is not too cluttered with characters. All in all this deserves an 11/10 at least !! Buy it and enjoy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
kidnapped
A fantastic and gripping tv series, which kept me glued to the screen, and sped through the box set. I particulary liked the fact that we had English actors involved.
Published 6 months ago by L. Rose
GREAT SHOW KILLED OFF IN IT'S INFANCY
A QUITE IMPRESSIVE SHOW FROM THE START TROUBLE WAS THAT THAT IT INVOLVED THE KIDNAPPING OF A TEENAGE LAD BUT THERE WERE BACK STORYS GOING ON UNFORTUNEATELY IT WAS PULLED THREE... Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. Fairweather
Kept me gripped...
to the end and was extremely surprised which is unusual for me as I do tend to guess whodunnit. Would recommend
Published 16 months ago by Gilly
A damn shame!
Look, I watch a lot of TV but I am seriously selective in what I watch. I teach film and television studies for a living, so I guess you could say that I am rather critical about... Read more
Published on 19 July 2009 by Jenni Curtis
Quite good
Ignore the comments of the guy 2 below me. This is actually quite good, watchable and relatively addictive. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by CHP
Great show!
Give this show a chance.
It has great actors and an intricate and exciting plot full of characters that are not what they seem. Read more
It has great actors and an intricate and exciting plot full of characters that are not what they seem. Read more
Published on 27 May 2008 by TV junkie
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