The critically acclaimed box office hit Ransom, in my opinion, was a very good movie. There was a ton of intensity levels, lots of action, and quality acting. I was suprised, however, that Mel Gibson did not recieve an Oscar for his powerful performance. It was his best performance since Lethal Weapon.
Airline tycoon Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) has only one thing on his mind latley. And that is his family which is his son Sean (Brawley Nolte) and his attractive wife Kate (Rene Russo). While spending a day in Central Park celebrating a science fair that Sean is involved in, Tom apparently turns the corner for one second, and comes back to discover that he can't find Sean anywhere. Hours later, Tom recieves a call from an anonymous person who apprently e-mails a graphic tape to Tom of Sean being gruesomely tortured. Tom now discovers that Sean has been kidnapped by a group of brutal killers who are: Clark (Liev Schreiber), Cubby (Donnie Whalberg), Miles (Evan Handler), Maris (Lili Taylor), and the leader of them all.... police detective Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise). Tom and Kate are told by the kidnappers to not involve the police or the F.B.I. or else Sean will die. They are also ordered to have $4 million ready to hand over in 48 hours. Secretly, Tom and Kate turn to an authority figure (Delroy Lindo) and his crew. Tom trys everything he can to cooperate with the kidnappers which doesn't work. Instead, Tom back fires on them and offers the $4 million to anyone who catches the kidnappers.
I must also say that Ron Howard did a beautiful job directing this movie considering he only does certain films. This is for sure one of his best pieces of work. Ransom is a must-see thriller!
Airline tycoon Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) has only one thing on his mind latley. And that is his family which is his son Sean (Brawley Nolte) and his attractive wife Kate (Rene Russo). While spending a day in Central Park celebrating a science fair that Sean is involved in, Tom apparently turns the corner for one second, and comes back to discover that he can't find Sean anywhere. Hours later, Tom recieves a call from an anonymous person who apprently e-mails a graphic tape to Tom of Sean being gruesomely tortured. Tom now discovers that Sean has been kidnapped by a group of brutal killers who are: Clark (Liev Schreiber), Cubby (Donnie Whalberg), Miles (Evan Handler), Maris (Lili Taylor), and the leader of them all.... police detective Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise). Tom and Kate are told by the kidnappers to not involve the police or the F.B.I. or else Sean will die. They are also ordered to have $4 million ready to hand over in 48 hours. Secretly, Tom and Kate turn to an authority figure (Delroy Lindo) and his crew. Tom trys everything he can to cooperate with the kidnappers which doesn't work. Instead, Tom back fires on them and offers the $4 million to anyone who catches the kidnappers.
I must also say that Ron Howard did a beautiful job directing this movie considering he only does certain films. This is for sure one of his best pieces of work. Ransom is a must-see thriller!