When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret..
A well-crafted thriller that breaks no new ground but is an exciting diversion with plausible twists of logic and an exciting climax.
– Paul Clinton (CNN.com),
CNN.com,
1 Oct 2001
fresh:
As an odyssey of paternal qualm, Fleder's forgettable thriller has a convincing edge, and Douglas remains unchallenged as Hollywood's most tremulous and disquieting dad-under-pressure.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
2 Oct 2001
rotten:
In the place of consistent psychological tension, we are saddled with shoot-outs, chases, and fight scenes.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
4 Oct 2001
rotten:
Fleder can only fling the camera about and indulge in some familiar screen sadism ... as he tries to squeeze a few thrills from material as desiccated as his leading man.