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Had a hard time identifying with any of the characters ....

posted 10 years ago by BlackDog123
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Maybe it's just me, but getting fired is not an excuse to kidnap your boss's kid. Sure, fantasize about punching him in the face, but kidnapping a small child? No. And then, shocker, Someone Gets Hurt. Ben was an idiot. I didn't feel bad for him, or his accomplice brother, or his manipulative girlfriend.

Rachel seemed fine - except her screaming bugged me. Yes, it's shallow. But she screamed SO MUCH. Why would you scream like that when trying to untie your hands???

And lastly, the little girl runs off into the sunset and ... ? I may have missed something because I was doing chores while this was on, but if I did it must have happened quickly.

They're coming to get you, Barbara!

[–] andyd-1 10 years ago

also Ben became guilty of murder via joint enterprise early in his kidnapping escapades, when the wife was shot dead. That's what I thought anyway.

since he was stupid enough to identify himself in front of the 'kidnapped' nanny, I doubt he was going to get very far. Lol, he'd probably have reported it all to the police himself.

Rachel alternated between resourceful survivor and submissive victim. Why did she cower in the started car for so long when any instinct would be to hit the gas and send the attacker off the car? at least try and get away anyhow - it's always the natural thing to do.

[–] jenx42 8 years ago

Nope, they never spoke of the little girl again. I hate garbage like this! That girl was the only one I identified with. Her parents are both dead and she's traumatized and wandering the woods. Fun stuff! I'm way to sensitive to watch this kind of heartless crap.