An important topic like this deserved a better film. A lot of these reviews bashed the actors. The acting wasn't stellar, but there was a lot wrong with this film that made the actors look bad. The dialogue was poorly written and came off unnatural. The characters were bland. There are scenes that last forever and do nothing to move the story forward. There are strange situations, like a cop questioning one teen character in his high school hallway after others were questioned at the police station.
There's a group of worried parents who decide they have to do something to find Amber after she is kidnapped, but all they do is pray. Likewise, after her rescue, Amber becomes an activist, and makes a speech saying "We have to do more than talk!" Yet all she does is talk. There's a lot of babble about "raising awareness" but no practical advice for preventing this crime.
The sound quality was poor. I heard a slight echo in some scenes. The score was nonexistent.
The editing was bad. There were some scenes that went nowhere and could have been cut.
The story of the two other trafficking victims who Amber encounters is not wrapped up well.
There's a group of worried parents who decide they have to do something to find Amber after she is kidnapped, but all they do is pray. Likewise, after her rescue, Amber becomes an activist, and makes a speech saying "We have to do more than talk!" Yet all she does is talk. There's a lot of babble about "raising awareness" but no practical advice for preventing this crime.
The sound quality was poor. I heard a slight echo in some scenes. The score was nonexistent.
The editing was bad. There were some scenes that went nowhere and could have been cut.
The story of the two other trafficking victims who Amber encounters is not wrapped up well.