There is an Oscar quality performance by Valerie Bertinelli as the mother of a sub 3 year old child. While outside Macey's department store in Manhattan, she is maced and her child stolen. The remainder of the movie revolves around her effort to find her child in conjunction with a reporter of a newspaper. All performances are excellent and the plot is believable with only a slight stretch of probabilities. Definitely worth watching for Valerie's performance.
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cmos25 March 1999I enjoyed this movie very much. The plot, about a mother's attempts to recover her kidnapped child, could have descended into unnecessary sentimentality, but did not. The movie was dramatic and suspense-filled and the characters where human and believable. Good escapist viewing!
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defleppardvanhalen29 May 2010I remember seeing the film, Rockabye, numerous times between 1996 and 2000. I wish a lot of channels, and you know who I'm referring to, should start airing this film a little more often, as it doesn't get airplay nowadays, which really sucks.
Anyways, let's get back on topic here. Rockabye stars Valerie Bertinelli (in one of the very first films that she was blonde) as a woman visiting New York City with her three-year-old son. During the visit, she was maced and her son was mysteriously kidnapped. She pleaded to the police for help, and they didn't help her at all. It seemed that all hope was lost until a newspaper reporter, played by Rachel Ticotin, decided to help her find her son.
During their search, Bertinelli and Ticotin discovered a black market ring, selling young children. There also some action scenes, where there was a shoot-out that killed Ticotin and Bertinelli killing a couple men with a handgun.
This film defines an awesome crime drama film, and I, for one, hope it comes out on DVD in the near future. -
CherCee26 June 2022It's been 12 years since the last review, and I am also asking that this TV movie be released for streaming & on DVD! I have not seen this in eons but it has not been forgotten!!