Wasted Leads, Dull Portrayals, Too Convenient Subplots and One Messed Up Kid

PurpleCrayon2014

Oh Peter Coyote, what a dog of a performance you gave in The Disappearance. Micheline Lanctôt's character was useless. Neil Napier wasn't even trying. And then there's poor Anthony, played by Michael Riendeau-a messed up little boy at the beginning of the film, a messed up little boy at then end of the film. Add a splash of sexual sacrifice, a smidgen of 'almost incest' and way too many convenient subplots that miraculously solve themselves; and this could almost be a Lifetime movie(the armpit hair of the film industry). Wasted efforts all around-enough for everyone.

score 6/10

PurpleCrayon2014 1 June 2018

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4186112/