Kidnap (2017)

A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.

Director:

Luis Prieto

Writer:

Knate Lee

Stars:

Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Halle Berry	...	Karla Dyson
Sage Correa	...	Frankie
Chris McGinn	...	Margo
Lew Temple	...	Terry
Jason George	...	David (as Jason Winston George)
Christopher Berry	...	Bearded Man
Arron Shiver	...	Bill (as Aaron Shiver)
Kurtis Bedford	...	Del
Carmella Riley	...	Stephanie
Brice Fisher	...	Tyler
Jennie Ventriss	...	Grandma
Timothy Fannon	...	Dad
Andy Wagner	...	Dean
Malea Rose	...	Claire
Jill E. Alexander	...	Nancy (as Jill Alexander)

Storyline

In the US, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. You never think it will happen to you. Until it does. Alone and scared, Karla Dyson (Halle Berry) is unwilling to leave the fate of her son's life in someone else's hands. When she catches a glimpse of the abductors speeding away, she decides to fight back. In a heart pounding race against time, Karla begins a high speed pursuit and will stop at nothing to save her son's life.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | child kidnapping | hit and run | high speed car chase | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

They messed with the wrong mother.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Lew Temple and Christopher Berry appeared in The Walking Dead.

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Goofs

Right after the black Volvo runs over the blonde woman, it is shown that another car hits the red minivan and the driver airbag gets blown out, rescuing the mother. Seconds later when the mother continuing the chase the airbags disappears.

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Quotes

Karla Dyson: My son's been kidnapped.
Deputy Sheriff: If you wait here with me, ma'am, we'll file a report right now.

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Crazy Credits

Photos of Halle Berry and Sage Correa at the park are shown during the first half of the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

The Blu-ray and DVD release is 14 minutes shorter than the theatrical and VOD release.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Halle Berry/Michael Che/George Ezra (2017)

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Soundtracks

Come, Jambaboo With Me!
Written by Federico Jusid
Performed by Adrian Foulkes, Alex Foulkes, Santiago Ibarretxe (as Santi Ibarretxe), Santiago Rapallo & David Herrington
Published by Metronome MP

User Reviews

It's Certainly Quite A Ride!

You have to watch this movie if only for the car chase - which seems to take up at least two thirds of the screen time! This is kind of a comeback movie for Halle Berry, who hasn't really done very much in recent years. In "Kidnap" she plays Karla - a waitress who's involved in a custody dispute with her ex over their 6 year old son. After finishing work one day, Karla takes young Frankie to an amusement park, and he vanishes. Finally she catches a glimpse of him being forced into a green car - and the chase begins. And it's certainly a wild chase. Yes - wild to the point of unbelievable, but nevertheless a lot of fun to watch. The chase is wild and suspenseful and even frightening at times. It leads up to another pretty suspenseful encounter with the kidnappers at their home.

Berry did pretty well with the part. To be honest, she's the only cast member of any real significance, so a bad performance from her would have made this unbearable. But she did well enough with the part.

You know right from the start that little Frankie is going to be kidnapped, and there are a couple of points early in the movie that lead you to suspect one or another as responsible for the kidnapping. And, in the end, there's no way to predict the discovery Karla would make at the kidnappers' home.

It's a pretty unbelievable film. The writing isn't all that great, but then again in a largely one person cast there's not a lot of dialogue necessary. The car chase and the scenes at the house are enough to keep you watching. I certainly wouldn't call this a great movie - but it's fast paced and entertaining and suspenseful. Well worth watching. (7/10)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kidnap

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,016,323, 6 August 2017

Gross USA:

$30,971,040

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,814,102

Company Credits

Production Co:

Di Bonaventura Pictures, Gold Star Films, 606 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 82 min (Blu-ray)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1