Mit der Angst in ihren Augen

It is difficult for a TV Movie, to hold a rapt attention when you have a remote in your hand-and you see Tony Danza with a Southern accent. But this movie did. Pamela Reed is incredible accentuated by a great dialog. Tony Danza looked younger to her as her husband but there was some brilliant moments in his role. There are few actresses who can do justice to a role of a southern housewife, one of them is Patty Duke. The Pic was a treat and Pamela Reed had lot to do with it.

this film was based on a true story and Pamela Reed is excellent; Tony Danza as Tom Acton; who has 3 children and is a good family man. Or is he? This film is good because while there are a few stereotypes, it is not over the top. Pamela Reed is the mother trying to protect her children, and loses her oldest daughter to an abductor. She excels in this role, especially during the scene where social services takes custody of her other children.

No one except Ving Rhames, as the local detective, seems to know who the culprit is. While the initial disappearance of the daughter seems strange, you should watch the movie in its entirety. There are a few twists, and while I was never a Tony Danza fan (and his accent is still too close to Brooklyn, NY!) the story is still interesting and worth watching. 8/10.

Where is this movie supposed to take place? I live in Tennessee, and I have never heard accents like those actors were using. The fake accents took away from the believability of the movie, and I lost interest. When filming a movie about southern rednecks, some research should really go into the accents. Every time I watch a movie like this, it trips me out how fake these accents are. I saw Reese Witherspoon in a movie when she was younger that was based in the South, and her accent was perfect. Why? Because she is from Nashville and knows how southerners talk. How about using actors from southern areas when making movies like this? Tony Danza needs to stick to driving a taxi in New York. I'm glad I had my remote control handy for this one.

If you're like me and you love watching cheesy made-for-TV movies, this one is for you. Nothing is funnier than hearing Tony Danza try to pull off a Southern accent. The ending psychotic sequence is worth the price of a blank tape. If this is ever on Lifetime or something, take my advice. You'll laugh throughout.

OK, narratively, this is a heartbreaking story - just a huge tragedy.

That said, all the actors do a great job including Tony Danza and Ving Rhames in lead roles - but in particular, Pamela Read just give a superb performance in all respects - she captures the character pitch perfect - her demeanor, her costuming, her dialogue accenting, her character development - all of it.

So, this is a tear-jerker as well as a bit of a thriller - even the underlying music scoring is fine-tuned and sensitively nuanced to enhance the story build and accent the narrative key points - but well worth watching as a notably well-done production.