The first fruit of
wunderkinder Alicia Silverstone's First Kiss Productions, this muddled thriller-cum-romantic comedy of errors suggests that she might want to lay off the producing for a few years. Emotionally neglected by her father (Jack
Thompson), poor little rich brat Emily Hope (Silverstone) stages her own kidnapping, phoning in the ransom request with the aid of a voice synthesizer and then bundling herself into the trunk of her car. The plan goes awry when a professional auto thief (Benicio Del Toro) unwittingly snatches her
highly desirable BMW right out from under the noses of the FBI. Leaving aside the fact that Silverstone is costumed, made-up a...
Released:
1997
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
98 mins