Dadnapped

2009

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Family

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 45% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.8/10 10 3454 3.5K

Plot summary

Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry, only her competition is a fictional character in her father's best-selling novel about a teenage super spy. When her father is "dadnapped" by a group of overzealous fans, it's up to Melissa to help him by tapping her inner superhero.

Director

Paul Hoen Photo
Paul Hoen

Top cast

Moises Arias Photo
Moises Arias as Andre
Denzel Whitaker Photo
Denzel Whitaker as Sheldon
Emily Osment Photo
Emily Osment as Melissa Morris
Trevor Snarr Photo
Trevor Snarr as Bobby-O
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768.82 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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1.54 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 23 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Gordon-11

Lame at first but gets better towards the end

This film is about a teenage girl whose father is the creator of the popular Trip Zoome man."Dadknapped" is a squeaky clean movie for children and teenagers. The script is rather lame at first, especially the annoyingly juvenile and irresponsible father who keeps immersing himself in a fantasy world. No wonder his daughter is so fed up with him! Towards the second half of the movie, when the elements for adults come in, it gets substantially better. Though the nonsense persists, the emotional subplot really strikes a chord with the viewers, because the bond between Mr Morris and Melissa is so real.Overall, the plot and the humour is silly and lame, but because of this "Dadknapped" is fun to watch.
Reviewed by dabrauer 7 / 10

Formulaic Fun!

Keeping in mind that this is a Disney Channel Original Movie, and was not intended as Oscar material, I found this movie very enjoyable.The plot was actually fairly interesting, several clever twists made it one of the more refreshing made-for-TV, "family" films that I've seen. Aside from the plot, I found the acting in this film better than most of its genre. Although occasionally slapstick, particularly toward the end (what can you expect, it is a DCOM), the acting was generally believable in a crazy/fun sort of way. There was great chemistry between some of the characters as well. I really liked the performances by Osment, Henrie, and Arias.My least favorite part of this movie was probably just before the end (during the "climax") when the action moved from "expectedly because it's Disney Channel slapstick" to "tortuously unbelievably slapstick." Thankfully, it only lasted a few minutes.If you're a cynic or a movie critic you'll probably hate this movie. However, if you're looking for a fun, clean, family-friendly movie that teaches some good lessons without being too heavy-handed, and doesn't completely insult your intelligence, you might just enjoy "Dadnapped."
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