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Amber Hagerman was nine years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children. This became today's A... Read allAmber Hagerman was nine years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children. This became today's Amber Alert system.Amber Hagerman was nine years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children. This became today's Amber Alert system.
Jodelle Ferland
- Nichole Taylor Timmons
- (as Jodelle Micah Ferland)
Antony Holland
- George Redden
- (as Anthony Holland)
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I highly doubt you are who you say you are, but for argument sake if you are...I'm here to tell you that this movie wasn't meant to portray your father in a light you see fit. This movie was a dedication to Amber and her story and how her tragic death gave many children a chance to live due to the amber alert being used across the country. Its a movie of course its dramatized that's why it says BASED on a true story. Get over yourself! This movie was excellent, the acting was excellent, and the story was tragic and should have never of happened. My heart goes out to Amber and her family....This movie should run more often it will be airing on lifetime July 11
Amber's Mom: the worst acting I've ever seen. and I patronize community theater. I've lived all over the south including Texas. Unbelievable performance and less believable accents. Creepy Abductor was the best actor and I'm surprised he agreed to be in this thing. Too bad because the story deserved to be told well. Instead, it was a joke. Is this the norm for lifetime movies? I didn't think so, but it's been a long time since I watched such cheesy television. I only watched it because of the connection to real life legislation. And, I'm sure if there was such blatant disregard for the geography (Canada=Texas for gosh sakes?) there was probably such license taken with other historicity. The only thing I came away believing is that there is actually a real Amber Alert--but not because of the movie. Could that woman have actually been so stupid as to allow that guy to babysit that child? There's way more to THAT story.
I think Elizabeth Rohm is from Law & Order? I only watch Criminal Intent, so I'm not familiar with any of her other work. But her accent in the Amber movie made it clear that she's not a Southerner. Her accent was such a distraction that I could barely watch the first story.
The second part, with Nichole, was much more watchable. The abductor was perfectly cast (creepy like an obscene phone caller), and the other actresses gave taut performances. I will say, though, that if the real Glen looked anything like the actor version, Sharon should have seen warning signs way before she did. Creepy.
The second part, with Nichole, was much more watchable. The abductor was perfectly cast (creepy like an obscene phone caller), and the other actresses gave taut performances. I will say, though, that if the real Glen looked anything like the actor version, Sharon should have seen warning signs way before she did. Creepy.
I give it 2 for at least attempting to tell an important story and raise awareness, but if it wasn't dealing with such a serious issue and I was rating it as a movie alone, it would have to be 0/10.
Much has been written here about Rohm's accent, and as a film fan and someone who dated a Texan, I have to say I was quite shocked. In fact, I am quite convinced many of the words coming out of her mouth were spoken by someone else, or dubbed afterwards. Either way, it was unconvincing to put it mildly.
As a fan of Angel and having watched every episode at least 3 times, I am very familiar with Rohm. I happen to think her performance as Kate Lockley was excellent, so I disagree with the "she can't act" opinions. However she certainly didn't act here, and nor was she alone in that.
The only performance in this movie worth mentioning was that of Jodelle Ferland, who is one of the best child actors around. If she gets the right parts, she will be an Academy award winner, or I'll eat my hat.
Watch it if you want to learn about Amber's story, but don't watch it for entertainment value.
Much has been written here about Rohm's accent, and as a film fan and someone who dated a Texan, I have to say I was quite shocked. In fact, I am quite convinced many of the words coming out of her mouth were spoken by someone else, or dubbed afterwards. Either way, it was unconvincing to put it mildly.
As a fan of Angel and having watched every episode at least 3 times, I am very familiar with Rohm. I happen to think her performance as Kate Lockley was excellent, so I disagree with the "she can't act" opinions. However she certainly didn't act here, and nor was she alone in that.
The only performance in this movie worth mentioning was that of Jodelle Ferland, who is one of the best child actors around. If she gets the right parts, she will be an Academy award winner, or I'll eat my hat.
Watch it if you want to learn about Amber's story, but don't watch it for entertainment value.
Wow what a story and a even bigger wow for the way they ****** it up, moving from one year to the next then back then forward with no continuity what so ever, James Corden lookalike as a cooper.
The acting is woeful, bar the mum and two girls. Its cringe at its very worse.
But they had a ready made script to work with which makes it even more unforgiveable.
Disaster movie
The acting is woeful, bar the mum and two girls. Its cringe at its very worse.
But they had a ready made script to work with which makes it even more unforgiveable.
Disaster movie
Did you know
- TriviaAmber was kidnapped on January 13, 1996.
- GoofsWhen the detective is telling the mom what will happen with the Amber Alert, a California Highway Patrol Officer is shown receiving a radio message that a vehicle was last seen going east on "U.S. I-95." Interstate 95 (I-95) runs north and south on the east coast of the U.S., thousands of miles away from California. U.S. 95 is in the western U.S. (a short portion is in California), but also runs north-south. Additionally, the proper term would be I-95 for Interstate 95 or U.S. 95 for a secondary road (as used later in the movie), but not both together.
- Quotes
Detective Griffin: Standard procedure. To get the answer, I have to eliminate everything that isn't the answer.
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- $3,000,000 (estimated)
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- 1h 28m(88 min)
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