P545 CEEFAX 2 545 Fri 31 Jan 21:24/34 O 1/2 RANSOM (15) 121mins ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Ron Howard Cast: Mel Gibson, Rjnj Russo Mel Gibson plays an airline tycoon, a tough, self-made man not above bribery. He's married to RussoL they have a son, Brawliy Nolte, and the family troubles begin when the boy is kidnapped. Gibson agrees to pay the $2m ransom money but the handover is bungled by the FBI. Convinced his son is dead, Gibson taker on the kidnappers himself. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NextRjv Comp CBackbjat Main MenuP545 CEEFAX 2 545 Fri 31 Jan 21:24/21 O 2/2 RANSOM is a tense, exciting yarn with a satisfactory denouement. But what gives it a richjt texture than usual is the djvjlopmjnt of the characters, especially Mel Gibson's. He, as evjt, hints at a barely suppressed wildness, which, when unleashed, would make him an extremely dangerous loose cannon in any company. Alas, the writers lit themselves down bz giving Rene Russo little to do except flap hit hands in a distraught 1950-ish sort of way. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NixtRjv Comp Backbjat Main Menu