Someone is going to pay.
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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Earnest, classical in form, contemporary and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
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37 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Formalists.
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“Is Mel Gibson the best thing in Ransom?”
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“Does the pace leave no room to feel anything?”
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“Are the characters only there to move the plot?”
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Cast
- Mel GibsonTom Mullen
- Rene RussoKatherine Mullen
- Gary SiniseDet. Jimmy Shaker
- Delroy LindoAgent Lonnie Hawkins
- Lili TaylorMaris
- Brawley NolteSean Mullen
- Liev SchreiberClark Barnes
- Donnie WahlbergCubby Barnes
- Evan HandlerMiles Roberts
- Nancy TicotinAgent Kimba Welch
Crew
- Ron HowardDirector
- Richard PriceScreenplay
- Alexander IgnonScreenplay
- Piotr SobocińskiDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel P. HanleyEditor
- Mike HillEditor
- Brian GrazerProducer
- Scott RudinProducer
- Kip HagopianProducer
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