*****************SPOILERS BELOW************************************** First off, "Sweet Hostage" based on the book "Welcome to Xanadu"(not to be confused with the 80's roller movie with Olivia Newton-John), is about a 16 year old country ragamuffin(Linda Blair) who gets kidnapped by an escaped mental patient(Martin Sheen) when her truck breaks down in the middle of the road. He takes her up to an isolated log cabin. She tries to escape quite a few times, but, as always: gets caught. Evetually, she starts to see that this man has a beautiful soul. They soon become lovers.
Now, I saw this movie because I'm a big Linda Blair fan, and I admire Sheen as well. I was mesmerized when I saw this. This is one of very few movies that can suck you in, with just two characters through the film. You won't find TV-movies like this today, which is actually quite sad. Don't let the premise fool you, because this is a pure, touching, funny, tragic movie that does very well without anything racy or too violent.
Linda Blair stars as Doris Mae Withers, a 16 year old farm girl, who got kicked out of school, for punching a teacher. So, her vocabulary isn't the very best. Linda is absolutely amazing in this role. She's adorable at this age, and beautiful when Hatch buys her, her first dress. One scene I found just adorable, is when she starts assuming Sheen's character is a little flamboyant, because he tells her he thought she was a boy at first. The way she presents it is so cute and typical of a 16 year old, who thinks it's the funniest thing in the world. Also a part where she dons a French accent that is the most adorable thing ever. As time goes on, Doris Mae or, know formally know as "Cristabelle" vocabulary, starts to become more gentle and poetic. The last scene of the film, has to be the best acting I've seen from her so far(besides The Exorcist). But, she's a great actress all around. Another scene, I like is when she asks Sheen's character where the bathroom is. Her smart-Alec delivery and tone there always has me laughing.
Martin Sheen is captivating(and, jaw dropping gorgeous) as the kidnapper who's an escaped mental patient with a different but beautiful way of thinking. Although, his condition isn't really focused on, Sheen would be talking as himself one minute, then the next, he would be "Kublah Kahn." Hatch assures Doris Mae that he doesn't want to do anything to her. But at times he does rough her up a bit by, pulling her hair and pushing her around pretty hard. A scene where he expresses anger at her is when he has hiccups that he's pretty mad about having, she tells him to put a paper bag over his head, he reluctantly does, and she comes up and scares him. Resulting, in pushing her against the wall and grabbing her hair in anger. A scene where Sheen really shines(almost a tongue twister, huh?)is when, "Cristabelle" reads a poem she wrote just for him, that moves him to tears. Such a beautiful reaction and scene between the two actors.
I highly recommend this movie. It's touching,poetic, beautiful, funny, romantic, and tragic. 10/10 stars.
Also, apparently Linda fell in love with Martin Sheen over the course of this movie. I don't blame her! Although, he was married but I still think it's cute and sweet.
Now, I saw this movie because I'm a big Linda Blair fan, and I admire Sheen as well. I was mesmerized when I saw this. This is one of very few movies that can suck you in, with just two characters through the film. You won't find TV-movies like this today, which is actually quite sad. Don't let the premise fool you, because this is a pure, touching, funny, tragic movie that does very well without anything racy or too violent.
Linda Blair stars as Doris Mae Withers, a 16 year old farm girl, who got kicked out of school, for punching a teacher. So, her vocabulary isn't the very best. Linda is absolutely amazing in this role. She's adorable at this age, and beautiful when Hatch buys her, her first dress. One scene I found just adorable, is when she starts assuming Sheen's character is a little flamboyant, because he tells her he thought she was a boy at first. The way she presents it is so cute and typical of a 16 year old, who thinks it's the funniest thing in the world. Also a part where she dons a French accent that is the most adorable thing ever. As time goes on, Doris Mae or, know formally know as "Cristabelle" vocabulary, starts to become more gentle and poetic. The last scene of the film, has to be the best acting I've seen from her so far(besides The Exorcist). But, she's a great actress all around. Another scene, I like is when she asks Sheen's character where the bathroom is. Her smart-Alec delivery and tone there always has me laughing.
Martin Sheen is captivating(and, jaw dropping gorgeous) as the kidnapper who's an escaped mental patient with a different but beautiful way of thinking. Although, his condition isn't really focused on, Sheen would be talking as himself one minute, then the next, he would be "Kublah Kahn." Hatch assures Doris Mae that he doesn't want to do anything to her. But at times he does rough her up a bit by, pulling her hair and pushing her around pretty hard. A scene where he expresses anger at her is when he has hiccups that he's pretty mad about having, she tells him to put a paper bag over his head, he reluctantly does, and she comes up and scares him. Resulting, in pushing her against the wall and grabbing her hair in anger. A scene where Sheen really shines(almost a tongue twister, huh?)is when, "Cristabelle" reads a poem she wrote just for him, that moves him to tears. Such a beautiful reaction and scene between the two actors.
I highly recommend this movie. It's touching,poetic, beautiful, funny, romantic, and tragic. 10/10 stars.
Also, apparently Linda fell in love with Martin Sheen over the course of this movie. I don't blame her! Although, he was married but I still think it's cute and sweet.