There's really nothing good about this made for tv movie except that it ended.
Based on the true events of the kidnapping of Anne Sluti by Tony Zappa, this movie sorta details how Anne was kidnapped, how she left clues for the cops in order for them to find her, and how the lead detective (portrayed by LeVar Burton) discovered them.
The run time is remarkably short, only 89min, but so boring that you'll think you wasted a lifetime watching it. There's absolutely no character development, and there's no real suspense or progression between one scene to the next. It's like whomever edited the film just spliced together random shots and called it a day. Maybe if they took the time to remedy these things, and extend the run time to accommodate better character development, it could have saved this movie, by a little bit.
The acting is also terrible, even for a made for tv movie. Don't get me started on the dialogue. Oh my it's horrendous!! There's one scene where Anne (Sara Canning) is walking barefooted and let's out a moan. Tony (James Van der Been) says for her not to complain, pain builds character. WHAT!?! Granted, I don't know, and it's entirely possible that the real kidnapper actually said that, but in this movie it sounds ridiculous and moronic. All in all this movie didn't inspire any kind of emotion in regards to Anne's plight, and by the end I couldn't care less if they rescued her. Maybe this story is better suited for a novel, because as a movie it simply lacked all the things necessary to make it captivating and suspenseful. Don't waste your time.
The run time is remarkably short, only 89min, but so boring that you'll think you wasted a lifetime watching it. There's absolutely no character development, and there's no real suspense or progression between one scene to the next. It's like whomever edited the film just spliced together random shots and called it a day. Maybe if they took the time to remedy these things, and extend the run time to accommodate better character development, it could have saved this movie, by a little bit.
The acting is also terrible, even for a made for tv movie. Don't get me started on the dialogue. Oh my it's horrendous!! There's one scene where Anne (Sara Canning) is walking barefooted and let's out a moan. Tony (James Van der Been) says for her not to complain, pain builds character. WHAT!?! Granted, I don't know, and it's entirely possible that the real kidnapper actually said that, but in this movie it sounds ridiculous and moronic. All in all this movie didn't inspire any kind of emotion in regards to Anne's plight, and by the end I couldn't care less if they rescued her. Maybe this story is better suited for a novel, because as a movie it simply lacked all the things necessary to make it captivating and suspenseful. Don't waste your time.