Vigilante: just us
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 03/06/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"In the true crime made-for-TV film RACE AGAINST TIME, a young woman disappears and her parents try to find her when the authorities fail to.
While car-jack victim Sarah (portrayed by French actress Ele Keats) is held against her will by a psychopath and his goons, the police botch search efforts. Sarah's parents, John and Natalie (Richard Crenna and Patty Duke) conduct their own investigation. This ends with John confronting the kidnapper at gunpoint.
A dramatic story is diffused and its fine cast handicapped by a cliché-ridden script.
Related item:
Cheryl Ladd and daughter Jordan star in the true story TV film EVERY MOTHER'S WORST FEAR (1998). Here, mom comes to the rescue when her teen girl is kidnapped after she frequents the wrong internet chat. (VHS only)
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(5.8) Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (TV-1996) - Patty Duke/Richard Crenna/Katy Boyer/Missy Crider/John Gries/Ele Keats"