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By Chris Stuckmann (217) for ChrisStuckmann.com (205) on 02 Aug 2017

Kidnap could've been the Breakdown of 2017, but instead it feels more akin to those direct-to-video thrillers that pile into Wal-Mart bins…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 02 Aug 2017

As Karla turns into Super Mom, brushing off multiple car accidents and more than one attempt on her life, Kidnap provides some easy applause-getting…

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By Emily Yoshida (237) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 02 Aug 2017

This is a low-stakes, no-frills, point-A-to-point-B crime thriller, taking inspiration from every parent’s worst nightmare, and pretty much…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 02 Aug 2017

Spanish filmmaker Luis Prieto, who directed the 2012 remake of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher, adroitly leverages Berry’s familiar face…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 02 Aug 2017

Maybe if the filmmakers suggested that these villains were once children with mothers themselves, it might have made their crime, and the chase…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 02 Aug 2017

Kidnap is an asinine child-abduction thriller spliced with a touch of the early Steven Spielberg TV movie Duel, and the most likable thing…

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By Vincent Mancini (369) for FilmDrunk (362) on 02 Aug 2017

Feels like what happens when you sell a vague concept and just sort of yadda yadda the actual script…

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By Joe Dziemianowicz (76) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 02 Aug 2017

Berry, who’s been down a similar road before in “The Call,” brings grit, guts and tears…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for Indiewire (3,631) on 02 Aug 2017

The Emoji Movie might have been a boring and brazenly cynical piece of corporate propaganda, but at least it had the courtesy to be offensive…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 Aug 2017

Kidnap probably could’ve played into its feverish, violent, trashy side more aggressively…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 02 Aug 2017

To be sure, Kidnap is unadulterated B-movie nonsense, but when it’s delivered with this level of trashy gusto, the pleasures are plentiful…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 02 Aug 2017

The implication is that Berry’s character, Karla Dyson, isn’t like other parents, and yet, what makes Kidnap so compelling is that she…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 02 Aug 2017

The bottom line is that, while Kidnap isn't without its hiccups, it's another fun bit of Berry badassery -- and certainly better than the film's…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for The Seattle Times (964) on 02 Aug 2017

Kidnap has a tossed-together sameness to it, like a salad made up only of tired lettuce…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 02 Aug 2017

Berry, Berry bad…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for Baret News (418) on 01 Aug 2017

It's Halle vs. hillbillies in a high-octane showdown where there's never a doubt about whether 'Mommy Driver' will prevail…

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By Derek Smith (382) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 01 Aug 2017

Ultimately, Kidnap is an efficient vehicle for the delivery of some lean action that's frequently weakened by a scarcely whip-smart script…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 01 Aug 2017

Kidnap is certainly energetic, but before it gets stupid, it remains very dumb…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Aug 2017

This is a film that keeps it simple: Don’t cross a mother, or she’ll hunt you down…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 31 Jul 2017

At least there's Halle Berry in the driver's seat, and the force of her performance is enough to push to make this a half-decent recommendation…

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