Ransom

Ransom is a thriller that one should never count out and believe me when I say that's a good thing. It all begins with millionaire's being kidnapped and as the title suggests, held for a ransom. However, something does not seem... Full review

Agree with a lot of other users that this is an extremely well written, well directed and well acted flick. The story is full of suspense and keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout.... Full review

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I sort of grew up watching this film because my Dad took me and my family to see this movie at a drive-in movie theater when i was eight years old and I never saw it again till many years later... Full review

Ransom is partly compelling but the film is botched as it works with a storyline that seems a little old and used.... Full review

Popular director Ron Howard ( "Backdraft", "Night Shift", "Parenthood", "Apollo 13" ) again delivers a risk free, sure fire hit with "Ransom". When you've got a volatile subject, a solid, if somewhat crowd pleasing script and Mel Gibson playing the... Full review

'Ransom', a common film name for a common film...at least until Mel shakes it up. In one of his best '90s performances Mel Gibson portrays golden boy Tom Mullen, a multimillionaire family man who as a high tree catches a... Full review

A bit of a confusing movie but well worth it's money,Ransom does not fail to deliver a couple of good performances from some good actors.Mel Gibson stars as Tom Mullen,a businessman who runs a huge aircraft firm who has his... Full review

i liked this movie.it has some edge of your seat moments,and great acting.while the acting is credible,i'm not sure how realistic the actions of some of the characters are.there is a twist which i figured out right away,the first time... Full review

What do you get when you combine the talents of Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler? And then you can just go ahead and DOUBLE that...cuz they play two sets of idential twins switched at birth. So you have the country Tomlin/Midler... Full review

You also really see just why Mel Gibson is one of the best movie stars of all time. There are a lot of good performances in this movie, but Mel Gibson carries this movie. ... Full Review

The movie is tense and sometimes exciting FIRST PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2004 I'm not sure there's any such thing as a realistic thriller. If that were the case, Harrison Ford might have made a better lead than Mel Gibson. ... Full Review

I'm not sure there's any such thing as a realistic thriller.....But this is no mere story of a father's heroism.....In any case, Gibson's performance is filled with sentiment, a love and devotion for his son that is wholehearted.... ... Full Review

Ransom: Special Edition What makes Ransom work so well is in large part its well-thought-out plot. It turns out that there's one more twist left in the story, providing a nice final bit of punch for Ransom . ... Full Review

Whether the besieged culture is ready to renounce reason, yield to faith and submit to suffering does not depend upon Mel Gibson's fundamentally religious movie. Gibson has shrewdly cashed in and that's his right. ... Full Review

The Los Angeles Times reports that convicted NFL quarterback Michael Vick is getting a reality TV series on the BET network. The show, tentatively called The Michael Vick Project, will be a documentary-style series which chronicles Vick's return to the... ... Full Article

Tony Potts is the weekend co-anchor and correspondent for Access Hollywood , the daily entertainment newsmagazine show currently in its 12th season of providing the most comprehensive coverage of entertainment news and personalities on television. ... Full Article

That question is something which really bothers me, because it gives me a glimpse into the inner barbarian and animal which resides inside of me. ... Full Article

NEW YORK -- He claims not to be an adventuresome person, and insists he doesn't possess a "performer's personality." Then how in the world did Ron Howard parlay an enviably steady childhood acting career into becoming one of the most... ... Full Article

Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) is a wealthy corporate executive used to mediating tough business deals, and doing things his own way. Along with his beautiful wife Kate (Rene Russo) and son Sean (Brawley Nolte), Tom has all the material trappings... ... Full Article

July 29, 1996 -- My sources tell me "Ransom" did a booming business when it opened this weekend, which means it probably did a good business nationwide as well. ... Full Article