This is a tepid film aimed at youngsters and focusing on the warped Martin Steckert (
Richard Harris), an escaped convict, and little Martin (
Justin Henry), the boy he takes hostage. Steckert uses a ruse to escape from prison when his parole is denied, and once safely on the outside, he kidnaps Martin and heads for an isolated spot along a lake that he himself visited as a little boy. Aside from the developing relationship between the two Martins, not expressed in any great depth, there is the inexplicably fired-up pursuit of Martin by Lt. Lardner (
James Coburn) and the psychobabble of Dr. Mennen (
Lindsay Wagner), in pursuit of Martin's motivating demons. Martin's encounter with ex-lover Karen (
Karen Black) does not reveal very much, and in the end, viewers may be left wondering about everyone's motivation. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide