Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Sandra Bullock, Nancy Travis

Barney teaches chemisty, and is planning to abduct a woman. Despite methodical planning and countless trial runs he always manages to mess things up. Then Diane, who is traveling with her boyfriend Je...( read more  read more... )ff, unwittingly makes herself an easy target. The story is mainly from Jeff's viewpoint, as he searches for Diane. Barney watches him.

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R, 109 min.

Directed by: George Sluizer

Release Date: June 1, 1993

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DVD Release Date: September 7, 2004

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  • August 18, 2007
    Suspenseful thriller with Kiefer Sutherland looking for his vanished wife Sandra Bullock. Jeff Bridges plays the extremely creepy kidnapper. There's a nice plot of Kiefer not finding out what happened to his wife until late in the film, where he must experience "The Vanishing" hi...( read more)mself.
  • April 7, 2007
    A good thriller which can't go to far off the entertaining track with Sutherland and Bridges.
  • March 7, 2007
    Hugely inferior remake of a classic Dutch film that's a perfect example of why Hollywood remakes are always so awful. An inadequate cast, simplistic rewrite of the kidnapper's character and laughable happy ending that completely misses the point of the original.
  • February 23, 2007
    Disturbing thriller about a guy whos girlfriend is kidnapped. After trying relentlessly to find her, eventually her kidnapper arrives to torment him.
  • December 27, 2006
    Good performances, but misses the point completely by changing the ending -- and what's the point, really, when the original is so brilliant?
  • December 28, 2009
    It started off okay, but the last half wasn't as good.
  • December 5, 2009
    Still scary, but I prefer its early version.
  • November 22, 2009
    caught it the other night but didnt finished it...
  • October 28, 2009
    Saw this on demand, movie was ok, and kept you interested, but it didn't make alot of sense at the end.
  • October 10, 2009
    It lingers on and on and on and on....

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie advances in a tantalizing fashion, supplying information obliquely, suggesting as much as it tells, and everything leads up to a climax that is as horrifying as it is probably inevitable. full review

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  • always182
    January 3, 2008
    its so sad how she dissapears and he looks for her over 3 years. i loved the part were he kicks barney's ass he deserved that!! when he kills barney that is much better!! i enjoyed this film it really showed that love can do anything
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