Such a frustrating disappointment

Absolutely the worst movie.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

There was no mother-child relationship evident between Hamilton's character and the children. Also, what was with the voice-over by Hamilton that was exactly like her voiceovers in "Terminator"? On and on and on and you expect the Terminator to come in and kill her to shut her up. It's really patronising that the producer of this movie thought no one would notice that she sounds like she's reading for that movie. The setting is also like "Terminator" and some of "Terminator 2" i.e. in the desert with dust flying everywhere and you expect to see an underground bunker filled with guns (and of course the Terminator).This movie was not convincing in an way, shape or form and Hamilton's phoned in performance didn't help- the same "sad" facial expressions and tone of voice as she used in...you guessed it...The Terminator. The character of her son in this movie was also called "John" like her 'son' in Terminator (please get a baby name book producer). No acting was done by Hamilton in this film and now I can see she doesn't know how to act, I'm put off the Terminator movies that have her in them. Thanks Linda.

Boring can most aptly describe this drama of sorts that follows Linda Hamilton as she preaches about why men are bad (her kids are taken from her abusive husband and she "learns" from this). It's also quite corny, with bad voice-over monologues that are the sort of unnecessary, lazy techniques that Robert McKee preaches about.Some work and some don't. This doesn't.Hamilton has admittedly purposely done these made-for-TV movies because she wants to stray away from Hollywood. She has succeeded - and they suck.

(Possible minor spoiler) Linda Hamilton gives her usual impressive performance in this excellent movie about a woman trying to get away from an abusive ex-husband. The creep has abducted her children. While the police look for him, Hamilton helps search for another missing child, who has wandered away from a wilderness campground. It's a poignant, compelling story, filmed in the fabulously beautiful deserts of the American Southwest.

Linda Hamilton is convincing as a search and rescue tracker searching the desert for a lost little girl. While the dialogue in many instances of the film left something to be desired, Hamilton's voice-over work when revealing the character's inner feelings and motivation was exceptional. In a particularly well-acted scene near the end of the film, Hamilton brings a heartfelt realism and poignancy that every mother can understand.Kevin Kilner brilliantly played the violent ex-husband and kidnapping father that you love to hate. Kilner is usually a very pleasant presence on screen, which is what makes this evil performance so impressive.Way off-the-mark were the flashbacks scenes meant to show the characters early in their marriage. While the premise was a good one, in order to help viewers understand the relationship and its origins, Hamilton's character was played by a young actress who looked nothing like Hamilton while Kilner remained in his character's shoes, looking not the least bit younger.