Indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
23 Sep 2002
rotten:
The movie is a negligible work of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep 2002
rotten:
Adapting his novel 24 Hours, first-time screenwriter Greg Iles has neglected to include in his plotting a sense of impending doom, a lack of purpose that isn't helped by the arid filmmaking style of director Luis Mandoki.
– Chuck Wilson,
L.A. Weekly,
26 Sep 2002
rotten:
Brisk hack job.
– Dennis Lim,
Village Voice,
1 Oct 2002
rotten:
A sleazy, exploitative thriller that milks its child-in-danger premise for all it's worth.