Kidnapped

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r 9 Such a bore. With a title like 'Kidnapped' you'd rightly expect thrills, but it produces anything but. There are adventure elements here no doubt, though barring one moment of drama it's basically just the lead character visiting various places. He has just one intention throughout, so you're just waiting for that to resolve itself. Too slow and predictable. Cast-wise it's decent. James MacArthur, in his third Disney film at this point, continues to give mid-range performances. Peter Finch (Allan) is the best actor involved, yet even with him I've certainly seen better; Bernard Lee (Hoseason) too, in-fact they are both very good together in 1956's 'The Battle of the River Plate'. Elsewhere, John Laurie does alright as Ebenezer. More action needed, as it plods its way to the climax; which is probably the least entertaining part unfortunately. The studio's worst live-action production up until February 1960, in my opinion. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ashley h Kidnapped is a disappointing film. It is about a wealthy lad who is cheated out of his inheritance and sold into servitude by his duplicitous and greedy uncle, Ebenezer. Peter Finch and James MacArthur give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Robert Stevenson did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An adequate version of RL Stevenson's classic tale, almost a Reader's Digest version. Several excellent actors playing against type. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review s r An interesting commentary on Scotland's culture, but it was a bit slow. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This one was boring, didn't really have much going for it at all, except that I love the way old 60's movies feel! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Fun movie, but it doesn't live up to the expectations held from the Swiss Family Robinson. It spends too much time with the exposition and dialogue and never gets around to enough of the adventure. It certainly has some great moments and is by no means a bad adaption, but it fails to be anything more than a screen translation. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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