KIDNAPPED -- Ivan Passer, dir

©2000
studio: UAV Corporation
dir: Ivan Passer
teleplay: John Goldsmith and Michael Barlow
cast: Armand Assante, Brian McCardie
based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson

A young man is kidnapped and sent to work on a ship -- all arranged by a cruel uncle hoping to inherit the man's estate, while another man returns to his native Scotland to find that he is a wanted man. The two join forces to fight against injustice.

This was a fair movie, though certainly had the look of a made-for-television flick. Assante does a great job, and the photography is very nice. Unfortunately the film seems to lack any passion, particularly from the young man, played by Brian McCardie. No matter what happens, it all is taken in stride by the cast. Passion, energy, a fire-burning-from-within could have been used by the entire cast.