Nonureva Really Surprised!

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Hitchcoc I loved this because it gave me insights into issues between the Scottish Highlanders and the Lowlanders and the relationship with the king. While there are some dull moments at times, the issues facing the young Davie Balfour are portrayed very well. The inexperienced young man falls into no man's land when he puts his trust in the authorities and in the crown and is treated horribly. The rest of the cast does nicely including the actor portraying Alan Breck. He is such a loose cannon and Davie must constantly be on his guard, not knowing who his friends really are. The scenes of the Scottish Highlands are breathtaking and the threat of the nasty British is always in the air. People are so proud of their heritage and are still fighting for autonomy to this day (the recent vote for independence which failed). This is worth dying for in the eyes of the rebels and is portrayed nicely in this film. I really felt a kinship with young Davy and felt his bull headedness and naïveté were well portrayed.

khat_98 What fun! I wasn't expecting to watch or like this show, not being a huge Robert Louis Stevenson, but I was wonderfully surprised! Iain Glen (Alan Breck) was awesome and captivating. He was the reason I started watching. I was flipping channels and when it landed on Kidnapped it stayed there. Its hard to find that level of believability. (This is the guy in Lara Croft?! What the...) It was also fun to find out that James Pearson (David Balfour) could not only act just as well, but could play off of Alan Breck perfectly! I discovered that was the best, and most important, thing about the book. Even with whatever script changes they needed to make to fit the book into two hours, they captured David and Alan's relationship perfectly. I picked up the book after watching Part 1 and finished it before Part 2 aired. The only disappointment was that PBS didn't have the funds or time to fully expand the story longer than two hours. I loved the cast but its sad to think that they could have done even more if they'd had the means. They had to cut some corners around the book to finish off the story in an hour. I'll regret what they could have done but the cast was perfect and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Except for that wig the son of James wears. Ahhh. Kidnapped, who knew?

Theo Robertson I remember being fairly disappointed with the early 1970s adaptation of KIDNAPPED starring Michael Caine . Perhaps the fact that I saw this three part TV series had everything to do with it ? What I liked about this adaptation is that some thought seems to have gone into the story structure . Episode one introduces the characters then concentrates on Alan Breck and Davie Balfour being cornered on the boat which sets up a cliffhanger for episode two which sees them on the run in the Highlands being pursued setting up another cliffhanger episode for the final part where everything is resolved It's certainly exciting epic stuff and I'm sorry that at least one reviewer on this page wasn't too happy with it . Iain Glen makes a flamboyant hero far better than Michael Caine was and perhaps my only criticism is that it's fairly obvious the locations resemble Middle Earth rather than the Scottish Highlands . A pity the production team felt the need to travel to the other side o the world to make this very Scottish drama

getiton123 This is just how I remember the story from reading it as a kid (many years ago). Having re-read the book, I realise that the BBC has made quite a few changes, but as far as I can see they are all for the better. Someone complained that maybe there was a little too much running around, and they could have a point, but it is a chase movie. Iain Glen was brilliant. I really enjoyed the music as well, does anyone know if you can get it anywhere?The locations looked brilliant. True, sometimes not what you'd call authentic (not a sprig of heather in sight), but it captured the breathtaking beauty that the young hero Davie would feel, and if you hadn't been to Scotland, maybe you wouldn't know the difference. The ending was one of the most moving things I've seen for months on TV. Let's hope they do Treasure Island next!