Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

Central Security Agency is transporting Miles Crandall when he mysteriously go missing. The pilot has been disabled and the plane lands without its important passenger. Director Frank Darnell (Joe Penny) recalls former agent Cathy Davis (Lea Thompson) to find the satellite communication programmer. The puzzle loving Cathy has been living the suburban life with her husband and kids (Jessy Schram, Zack Shada) who don't know her previous life. The secret agency work out of a secret base in the back of a grocery store.

This reminds me a lot like a bad Disney movie. It goes overboard with the dramatics when Cathy is recruited back into the life. It tries so hard with a secret base but it all looks cheap. I get it. Back in day, Hallmark needed movies fast and furious but still hadn't zeroed in on its natural genre. It's done on the cheap despite the high concept. I do like the return to the 80s with Penny and Thompson. With the domestic double-life, it gives the whole movie a throwback feel. The espionage is not thrilling enough or big enough. The family drama is stuck on like a Disney movie. If not for my intrigue for the actors, this would be a complete skip.