Clever story! The writing of this story is way above average for a TV movie let alone Lifetime movie thriller. Could have been a feature film. A hostage negotiator deals with a man who kidnaps a bus full of kids. But the kidnapper has a justification, kind of. His cancer stricken mother was denied an insurance payout for a rare illness so he wants the evil insurance company to pay the ransom. There is some commentary about the insurance business.
Alaina Huffman is beautiful and convincing at the same time - a rarity.
The dialog is well written and the ending is clever and satisfying all things come together and any plot holes are filled.
Plot summary
Caloum is an intelligent frustrated young man who kidnaps ten elementary school children asking for a ransom to cover treatment expenses for his mom who suffers from a rare form of cancer. The insurance company rejected her claim unfairly, detective Amber tries to help them by solving turned on claim.
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Clever well written thriller
Hogwash
This is such a load of rubbish I don't know where to start.
No hostage situation has a free for all operational policy as this film portrays.
The female cop proving divorced females are as good as men. The SWAT team working independently, individual civilians doing whatever they choose.
This film reminded me of the old Batman series years ago when Batman telegraphed what was going to happen in his script.
It has some entertainment value but this went when the Peanut allergy became the topic of concern.
Another movie that stigmatizes mental illness
Yet another movie that demonizes people with mental illness, specifically borderline personality disorder, while ignoring the actual reality regarding the illness. Movies such as this contribute to the violence displayed against people with bpd by both the general public and the medical field.