Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story

Very well put together by a great team of cast producers and directors

Loved Me: But wanna know more about Song heard at end

You had the right elements for great story telling. The real story is better than the fiction so why did the movie not work as well as it could?

First the acting of the main character by actress Jessica Amlee just didn't seem quite believable. All the other actors did fine especially Brian McNamara playing the father. He was believable. Jim Patterson, the creepy villanous uncle, did a fine job but was challenged when acting up against the poor acting of Jessica Amlee.

Second, the scenes of key parts of the story were poorly done. Some scenes were too short and others too long in the story telling. That part I believe is caused by poor editing. It seemed choppy. There is a way to go back and forth in time sequences that makes sense and this movie didn't make the cut.

All in all the story has its own power and it is too bad there isn't a better production made with the actual input of the real character, the real person this happened to, Hannah Anderson herself. Maybe a docudrama would be best.

I understand they showed the rescue and aftermath before the kidnaping to show people not to judge victims by their reactions. But this non linear format made it less dramatic and lessened the impact of the story. Still the story is worth watching. The actress acts a bit stone faced at first but that's the way teens act so it's realistic.

Worth a watch

Can someone please explain to me why the fade to black 8 seconds pauses??!! So weird!!