Gone in the Night (1996)

Stylish but barely mediocre overall

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I think this movie was really wonderful. Yet sad at the same time. when i find out it was based on a true story, i just like the way they have the characters make it look so real. it is a really excellent movie, and sad. i hope that other movies based on true stories will be just as wonderful as this one. i can basically say that if Shannon were to act in another movie like this, i would be one of them to watch it right away. i mean, this movie probably could take your breath away and you would not even know it yet there are some sad parts to this movie, especially when Jacklyn is murdered and the parents are blamed for it. i love the way they directed it and everything. but i hope there will be other great movie just like this one!!!

The horror of a world seeped in injustice. This could happen anywhere, a child could be stolen in the middle of the night by a complete stranger, the kidnapper may have absolutely nothing to do with the family and a justice system COULD be completely unethical, incompetent and all the other fitting words that could be used to describe a system that could do this to a family who had gone through so much.How can this family recover from such an event and everything additional that happened to them? Are they left distrusting the system? How has this affected their mental health? God help them and God help those who acted without fairness - they too must be suffering but at no consolation to the little girl's family.This movie has been masterfully created to depict a story that rocked the world - only one in a long line of miscarriages of justice - this film is a great educational tool and raises a whole host of issues for discussion at the very least. Shannen Doherty and Kevin Dillon did great. Do watch it!

** Spoiler Warning **This movie is so sad to watch, the film is about a couple daughter is is abducted and then killed and they are blamed for it. soon they are put on trail for the murder of their daughter. the film is a top buy - if you can find it in the shops. it shows how the media influenced the case. the film is based on a true story. it's the kinda film you will never forget.Shannen Doherty acting is stop on. it shows her at her best.the film co stared - Kevin Dillon, Edward Asner, Michael Brandon and Dixie Carter

What if a young husband and wife with two small children (and another child on the way) have their home broken into one night and have their daughter kidnapped and killed? And what if the police, detectives, doctors and district attorneys all act in an unskilled and/or unethical way and submit the husband, wife and even the surviving child to horror after horror? What if the very expensive lawyers the innocent family hire to save themselves are too inept and uncaring to help the family escape their nightmare? Based upon a true story, GONE IN THE NIGHT is set in Chicago. The acting is fine, although the actor playing the husband seems to have a New York accent more than a Chicago accent.Watching this TV movie back-to-back with another Chicago based movie, THE FUGITIVE, will take away all faith the viewer might have in the criminal justice system.Without giving anything away, at the end of this movie drama turns to real life. The impact of this kind of ending is completely effective. Watch the whole story, and then hold on.A very good effort for a made for TV film.