Killer Ransom

The kidnapper, Hunter (James Lucas), ruined the entire movie! Every sentence he spoke I felt like he was trying to over compensate the already pooy written storyline.

An amateurish kindapping by some high school kids with no exit plan gets an amateur rescue operation by Mom. It's funny the way the bungling attempt to take the girl unfolded. But what did they expect to do with the girl after?. It's dumb that the mother didn't want to contact the cops straight away, but I guess there would have been no movie. They all deserved each other. She didn't seem that rich anyway. Hardly worth risking jail for.

I liked this movie only for a good topic and that is crime which is also current and realistic. Also few good scary things which look authentic. But everything else is so fake, annoying, predictable, unreasonable. For example I expected more complicated or slowed end, more content and action, and different reactions of various people. Movie looks too empty, meaning missing more content in form of science, people, space. There is a presence that tells us this is not so real but acting, looking obvious. Also few holes in the story, like lack of more complete behaviors. Everything is random. Also the main girl character is so boring and natural, maybe too natural and normal. So much that she is boring. Her family and life looks too ordinary and boring. I expected something more cool, unusual, mysterious. Somehow too obvious and ordinary.

All the characters make utterly stupid decisions at various points in the film, and the little brother who goes along with the whole plot is the worst one. Why in the world he was so terrified of his brother who isn't even bigger than him is beyond me. The film did NOT sell that relationship well. It didn't feel realistic. The little brothers friend, sure.. but that's the one believable character.

The plot is very stale and unoriginal, but it is interesting at times, and the kidnapped daughter is naturally gorgeous, so there's that at least.

I'd recommend skipping this one. Just look up Paige Searcy's instagram instead. Better use of your time.

I agree with another reviewer here, saying this movie was negative, it was, and they are many other ways to describe this movie, and none of it is good. This was the typical movie where a girl is kidnapped and held for ransom, yeah, very original! Oh and can I talk about the acting? It's horrendous, and they were a lot of miscast actors, like the mom, and the younger brother of the kidnapper. This movie should've never seen the light of day and should be avoided by everyone!





2/10