Trapped

2002 "It was the perfect plan until she refused to be the perfect victim!"
6.1| 1h46m| R| en| More Info
Released: 20 September 2002 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan.

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Luis Mandoki

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Columbia Pictures

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AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
steeledanton So even though I'm like analyzing Cillian murphy and josh hartnett right now, I can't help but too define and describe what an awesome job Kevin Bacon does in film. Like before this I remember Criminal law, and man, spooky, awesome. With Courtney Love in the film, i remember that all my expectations were turned in revulsion and, i was so impressed by these guys that I had to JUST love their acting! Now as far as Josh hartnett and Cillian Murphy, its obvious that the steps in identifying character relationships with the viewers and the affectivity involving these two versus SAY a more mainstream and current population of STARS...is bringing me hopelessness towards even creeping myself out any further within shocking docudramas and film going viral.
Thanos Karagioras "Trapped" is a thriller movie in which we watch a young girl being kidnapped by a gang of serial kidnappers and her parents held hostages to extort their money. Kidnappers have 24 hours to get their money but they will find some difficulties because of the parents and their asthmatic daughter who is at serious risk.This movie has much of suspense and such the storyline as the plot are really great. The combination of thriller with drama works perfectly and makes a good result. Charlize Theron who plays as Karen makes a nice interpretation such Dakota Fanning does too. I also liked very much the interpretation of Kevin Bacon who plays as Hickey and for one more time is outstanding.Finally I believe that "Trapped" is a really good movie and I recommend it to everyone. If you like thriller and drama movies then this is just your movie.
Michael O'Keefe Tense thriller. Hickey(Kevin Bacon) and his wife Cheryl(Courtney Love)press their luck with what they thought was a perfect crime. A crime they have successfully achieved four times, before meeting their match. A young girl named Abby(Dakota Fanning)is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her parents Dr. Will Jennings(Stuart Townsend)and his wife Karen(Charlize Theron)are given 24 hours to come up with the money asked for and all will be well. Hickey is cool, calm and collected knowing he has perfected his crime; but trouble will mess up his well organized plans. Abby has asthma and needs her medicine. Plus Will and Karen are not as cooperative as the previous couples with thoughts of a child being killed. This time the tormented parents each put up clever fights in order to get their daughter back. Bacon is so convincing in this type of role. He manages to change from charming to terrorizing in a snap. Theron at her worse is a nice eyeful. But maybe just the best acting comes from 8-year-old Fanning. Kidnapping is a horrifying ordeal and TRAPPED is proof. Rounding out the cast: Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jodie Markell, Gary Chalk and Colleen Camp.
MBunge Trapped is a taught little thriller. It combines a strong cast of characters with a well designed plot and an explosive ending. If movies were like food, this one would be a mouthwatering cheeseburger that tastes as good as it looks.This is a story about a trio of kidnappers and the fifth family they've targeted. The scheme is wonderfully smart and simple. The victims are always rich families with one young child. When the dad leaves homes for some reason, Joe (Kevin Bacon) and his subservient cousin Marvin (Pruitt Taylor Vince) grab the kid. While Joe stays with the mom, Marvin takes the kid to a separate location. Joe's wife Cheryl (Courtney Love) then sidles up the dad and informs him of what's going on. Joe has the mom wire $250, 000 dollars to the dad, who then gives the money to Cheryl. Once that's done, Marvin releases the child and the kidnappers disappear. It all happens in the course of 24 hours with Joe phoning his partners every 30 minutes or the kid dies. The swiftness of the plan helps prevent the authorities from becoming involved and it eliminates the need for a traditional ransom exchange where most kidnappers get caught.The first four times they did it, it worked out perfectly for the kidnappers. The fifth time…not so much. The mom (Charlize Theron) is bit too smart and ingenious for Joe to handle. The dad (Stuart Townsend) is a little more bold and assertive than Cheryl can deal with. Their little girl (Dakota Fanning) has severe asthma, which complicates the whole scenario. Worst of all, this abduction isn't just business. Joe, Cheryl and Marvin have something personal against this family, something that causes them to break their own rules and put everything in jeopardy.Now, I suppose you could subtract a few points from Trapped for its use of childhood asthma as a plot device. That's become a well worn cliché for this sort of film. The ending of the movie, while pretty effective, is also quite over-the-top and not in tune with the rest of the story. The explanation for why the previous four families victimized by the kidnappers didn't call the police after it happened doesn't hold water. And there's one moment when a twist gets pulled out of the screenwriter's behind to get over a important plot hump. Those are only minor quibbles, though, in an otherwise well written movie.Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon carry the film with a couple of very entertaining performances. The mental and emotional struggle between Joe and the mom is both dramatic and believable. Bacon portrays Joe as this creepy paradox of professional detachment at war with his baser impulses. He's come up with a kidnapping plan that's supposed to ensure no one has to get hurt, yet makes a habit of forcing the mothers to have sex with him to keep their children safe. Theron's work as the mom is just as striking, letting us see her self-control battling with her overpowering concern for her child.And outside of that one exception, the plot twists in the story are also perfectly calibrated. There are just enough snags that develop in Joe's plan to keep you wondering how it's going to turn out, without having things spin implausibly out of control. It's always a challenge in this kind of tale to keep the problems that develop from being so obvious that the villain seems like an idiot for not anticipating them. Yet, if the bad guy is too smart, his mistakes and errors have to become so unlikely and improbable that it makes the whole thing feel contrived.Trapped is good piece of entertainment and well worth seeing.