Abducted: Fugitive for Love

Although the producers added their own twists to this story, it is based on the Oklahoma case of Randy Dial who allegedly kidnapped a prison warden's wife, Bobby Parker. The case may never be completely solved as many feel strongly that Bobby ran away with her supposed captor, and wasn't kidnapped. Dial and Parker played cat and mouse with the police until they were finally caught in Canter, Texas. Their case was profiled on America's Most Wanted for years until they were finally found. Dial died in 2007 of terminal health problems. Bobby Parker still maintains she was kidnapped and no formal charges have been filed.

This movie is exciting for a TV movie based loosely on real life.

At the start of the movie, a pretty blonde woman is being chased through the woods by U.S. Marshals, who demand to know where "he" is. Wait a minute: the title of the movie is "Abducted" (at least it was when I saw it)--does this mean that SHE abducted HIM? Usually it's the other way around.

Melanie Stone has been married for 8 years to Washington State prison warden Tom, who is running for mayor and later governor. He is very controlling and not particularly loving, and anything Melanie does affects his image. And Tom seems to be spending a lot of time with campaign manager Paula, dark-haired, beautiful (Melanie is merely pretty) and intelligent.

Melanie has two jobs at the prison: teaching GED classes, and running a farm. She used to be a swim coach (that means we get to see teenage girls in swimsuits), but her friend Amy has taken over that job.

Jack Carlson has gotten into yet another fight. He is two years into a 16-year sentence, but Tom warns him that if that behavior continues, that could be a life sentence instead. Tom assigns Jack to a work furlough--at the farm Melanie runs.

Do I have to tell you anything else? Actually, I do. While you may think you know what will happen at this point, about halfway through the movie, everything changes. It's no longer the same movie. It's actually quite good from that point on. Okay, it's good with Melanie or Jack or both on screen. And even the actor playing Tom has more range in his performance. The actors playing the top U.S. Marshals seem like they're sitting around the table reading the lines for the first time, or perhaps auditioning and being told "Thanks, we'll be in touch." Their lines are well-written, though, and the characters seem to be quite intelligent and capable just based on that.

It's actually pretty exciting.

I looked up reviews after watching, and the convenience, bad acting, and short resolution make sense. It was a lifetime movie.

It had a lot of potential, but did not deliver entirely. The ending was super convenient and anti climactic. If you're looking for a love story, here it is. If you're looking for more of a thriller, go elsewhere.

The acting is laughable. But the main character is very easy on the eyes. He was the best part of the movie and you can't help but root for him to succeed throughout the movie. Just don't have high expectations or you'll be disappointed. Acting is almost soap opera bad.

Other reviews have,quite rightly,noted how sexy Andrew Walker is,but the film offers a little bit more than that.

The story is engrossing,(based as it is on a true one),and most of the cast play well.

Ok,it's not a masterpiece,but entertaining just the same and well worth a look...and not just for Walker's pecs.