The National Daily World Enquiring Globe

LowComDom Performances Presents
The National Daily World Enquiring Globe


  • You Are Reading...Arts & Leisure
    •  Film Reviews
    •    »By Title
    •    »By Actor
    •    »By Director
    •    »By Year
    •    »Ratings
    •  Iris In
    •  Mojo Cam
  • Top of the News |
    •  Front Page
  •  Editorial |
    •  The Crapolla
    •  The Dictionary»
      •  A
      •  B
      •  C
      •  D
      •  E
      •  F
      •  G
      •  H
      •  I
      •  J
      •  K
      •  L
      •  M
      •  N
      •  O
      •  P
      •  Q
      •  R
      •  S
      •  T
      •  U
      •  V
      •  W
      •  X
      •  Y
      •  Z
  •  Jokes |
    •  Today's Jokes
    •  Archives
    •  RSS Feed
    •  Disclaimer
  •  Travel |
    •  Mexico
    •  Las Vegas
    •  Where's Svlad?
  •  Shopping |
    •  T-Shirts
    •  Sweat Shirts
    •  Mugs
    •  Caps
    •  Statement of Irresponsibility
  •  News |
    •  Press Releases
  •  Sponsors |
    •  The Ugly Mug
  •  Legal
    •  Privacy Policy
    •  Terms of Use

 Film Review - Ransom

Mel Gibson is, in my opinion, a great actor. If you look at his work as it has progressed from Mad Max to the present, you can watch him grow. Ron Howard is, in my opinion, one of the five best directors in Hollywood today. His films have centered on human spirit and are chock-full of people who really behave like people.

Ransom is one more coming together of a great director and a great cast. Howard and Gibson get very personal in this story of a self-made rich man whose son is kidnapped. Rene Russo is his wife, and shines in her hysterics. Gary Sinise, is the brains of the bad guys and gets quite crazy, and Delroy Lindo the brains of the FBI team, always a calm anchor.

There's not much more story here, because we are dwelling on characters and not action. A poker game develops between the kidnappers and Gibson. The tension is very real. Strife in the ranks of the kidnappers, strife in the house of the parents of the victim, and dirty little secrets are aired.

There isn't much more I can tell you without harming your enjoyment of this film. I wouldn't say this film was a good as Backdraft but it is far better than say 90 percent of what you will find at the box office these days. Ransom is worth your time and money. Pay it!

Slight Suction!

Film Facts

    Cast
  • Mel Gibson
  • Rene Russo
  • Gary Sinise
  • Delroy Lindo
  • Lili Taylor
  • Liev Schreiber
  • Donnie Wahlberg
  • Brawley Nolte
  • Evan Handler
  • Nancy Ticotin
  • Michael Gaston
  • Kevin Neil McCready
  • Paul Guilfoyle
  • Allen K. Berstein
  • Jose Zuniga
  • Dan Hedaya
  • Iraida Polanco
  • John Ortiz
  • Mike Hodge
  • Paul Geier
  • Edward Francis Joseph
  • A.J. Benza
  • Peter Anthony Tambakis
  • Tony Hoty
  • Daniel May Wong
  • John Short
  • Louisa Marie
  • Ed Jupp Jr.
  • Stephen Oates
  • Gene Harrison
  • Mick O'Rourke
  • Henry Kingi Jr.
  • Roy Farfel
  • Lex D. Geddings
  • Donna Hanover
  • Rosanna Scotto
  • Tony Potts
  • John 'Spike' Finnerty
  • Todd Hallowell
  • Joe Bacino
  • Carl S. Redding
  • James Georgiades
  • Christian Maelen
  • David Vadim
  • Addie O'Donnell
  • Judy Hudson
  • Mitzie Pratt
  • Lynne Redding
  • Michael Countryman
  • Chris Lopata
  • John Richard Hartmann
  • Anton Evangelista
  • Richard Price
  • Joseph Baddalucco Jr.
  • Dell Maara
  • Tommy Allen
  • John Dorish
  • Vincent J. Burns
  • Brad Brewer
  • Darren Brown
  • Marvin Brown
  • Glenn King
  • Cheryl Howard
  • James Ritz
  • Anna Marie Wieder
  • Joan D. Lowry
  • Craig Castaldo
  • Teodorina Bello
  • Jane Jenkins
  • Lori Tan Chinn
  • Carl Don
  • Nathaniel Freeman
  • Phil Parolisi
  • Rafael Osorio
  • Leslie Devlin
  • Lewis Dodley
  • John Brian Rogers
  • Jeffrey H. Kaufman
  • Mark Smith
  • Jim Whalen
  • Kim Snyder
  • Panicker Upendran
  • Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
  • Alan D. Purwin
  • Al Cerullo
  • Joseph R. Brigham

Directed by Ron Howard

Released in 1996

MPAA Rating: R

Reviewed by Mongo