Caitlin McNair Very very very interesting. Father gets dad-napped, kids chase after the wannabe cops around town in order to save the girl.I found halfway through the movie that "dad-napped" is a play-on word. Cause "kid-napped" would imply that kids get kid-napped...but in the case of this film, one of the paternal fathers of one of the stars (Emily O.) is dad-napped.The movie however was poorly filmed, it reminded me of a short tube clip but what more can you expect from a low budget Disney movie? I felt the 'family' connection. They should have come up with a song.This film remind me of a beautiful mind, in that is showed a real portrayal of a person with schizophrenia. Can somebody say Oscars? (winky face) I laughed, I cried, I even ate my heart.

dabrauer 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."

kalkan4 After seeing several months of promotions for this movie on The Disney Channel with the kids, I must say I found this to be one of the worst Disney movies ever. I would describe it as a bizarre combination of Misery and the campy Batman series of the late 1960's.I have to admit to actually enjoying some of the movies produced for this TV Channel, but this one I was really disappointed in, considering Disney's build-up to the premier. I was hoping to see a better performance from Emily Osment, as I think she has great potential.There's lot's of colorful flying "splooge" that Disney must assume kids (still) like these days, even though it's been done ad nauseam, and the ending is completely ludicrous.But, like others have said, you can't expect too much from Disney.

bkoganbing If you think kidnapping even when its for fun from some of your fans is a great subject for a comedy than you'll probably like Dadnapped. You also I'm sure liked Cop Rock when it was inflicted on the American public.The Magic Kingdom got together several of its stars from its television series lineup like Jason Earles, Moises Arias, Emily Osment, David Henrie and Phill Lewis and got them together for Dadnapped. The plot concerns Osment and her estranged father George Newbern. He writes a popular series of books about a teen superhero played in imaginary sequences by Jonathan Keltz. Which consumes all his time, so the two decide for a father/daughter vacation. But he has to stop at a fan convention first, something like the one that Tim Allen and the rest of the cast had to go in Galaxy Quest.Three young fans, Henrie, Arias, and Denzel Whitaker kidnap their favorite author as a gag. But then some others kidnap him from them for real. They want his help on a literary masterpiece. At least they keep Newbern and Osment mobile and not bed bound like Kathy Bates did to poor James Caan.I don't expect much from the Disney Studios, sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised. And sometimes I'm left aghast like I was here. Hopefully some talented people will still have careers after Dadnapped has been forgotten.