Have You Seen My Son (1996) Reviews

• Not a bad film for a made for TV movie.

  bluestorm-519752019-01-31

  So I seen this on Light TV today, and to me this isn't a film that you'd expect to see on a positive geared channel. But there isn't anything you would see on those Lifetime movies, just a few gun points and shots but no one gets murdered or anything. The story is about a mother who is looking for her kid who is sick with asthma, that got kidnapped by her ex husband. She boldly goes to cross the border to Mexico in order to find out where he has been and to get her son back. Some of the people wouldn't bother to help her, but some of the locals in Mexico were friendly to her. After a wrong turn almost got her in distraught (finding a cross with her son's name on it, this part got me almost crying actually, that would be messed up to have this happen on a positive geared channel), she almost was going to shoot her ex and his wife, until she found out her son was safe in the car. She made it with her son and her friend managed to pick them up at the border towards home. So it was a pretty good movie, usually I don't watch things like this, but like I said, this was not one of those crazy Lifetime films and the story really geared me in. The woman done everything, even at risk for her son, and it paid off well for her at the end.

• Quite entertaining for a TV movie.

  OllieSuave-0072014-09-17

  This is a quite an entertaining movie about a divorced mom who goes through highs and lows, in the country of Mexico, to find her son who has been abducted by her ex-husband. The acting wasn't bad and I thought the pace of the plot gain much momentum. Just the the main objective of the mother going through foreign lands and going through hoops and obstacles to find her son is pretty captivating. The subplot of her racing against time because of her son's poor health due to asthma adds onto the story's excitement. It is, of course, not the greatest movie out there, but is by far not one of the worst. It is kind of refreshing to see a thrilling drama movie, especially a made-for-TV one, that is not one of those sappy, puppy love romance flicks or action/adventure wannabes. Instead, it is a nice story that shows the heights and sacrifices a mother would take to rescue her son - a strong showing of a mother's love for her child. Grade B

• OK for a sleepy afternoon 'whatever'....

  donmage2006-01-17

  Just about every movie Lisa Hartman (Black) does is good, if you are into "babe" movies. This movie has a very interesting premise, with "realistic" notions creeping in, at some points, and incredulity at others. Believable? Some of it. Will keep you riveted? Not quite likely, unless you're semi-comatose. But, as an attempt at drama for a rainy Saturday afternoon when you might want something with which to gristle for a bit, this movie can involve you just a bit. This isn't a great movie, by any stretch, nor a particular very good one either, but certainly not a bad movie, for what it attempts. Mom wants her asthmatic little boy who is kidnapped by her separated seldom-do-well husband, with support from her nasty self-indulgent ma-in-law, and a simpleton waitress who doesn't know which direction the Sun rises and sets. There aren't too many characters in this movie whom you will care about, except for Mom, the son and the lawyer. Everyone else you will likely detest. The movie should have been called "A Kidnapping In Idiotsville Anystate USA". Long-time actress former hot-looking Anne Frances ("Honey West") 'allows' age to demonstrate its expectant ravages with too much make-up, and that is good for the type of person she portrays. You will not like the way she looks, but you will detest her character. For a dude looking at a "babe" movie, this one is OK for a sleepy afternoon, though you will not be too disappointed if you fell asleep on it.

• Worst movie....EVER!!!

  CrazyOldBen2001-09-15

  This movie was the most illogical and stupid movie EVER made. If the FBI would have been called in once it was officially a kidnapping, the movie would have been over in 20 minutes and all of the people involved would have been in jail. Instead, the people searching for the kidnapped kid, bumble their way through two hours of absolutely unpredictable stupidity.

• A chase using dingys...come on!

  sonicreducers2001-11-01

  Without saying anything more, let me just tell you that this movie includes a "high speed" chase down a river on two non-motorized dingys (rafts). Draw your own conclusions.