Review of Abduction (2011) by Phillip M — 29 Oct 2012

Good for an action flick. Though this movie feels very familiar, it's your classic scenario where you are being chased by everyone, the government, the CIA, local authorities, terrorists, and you don't know why, and just want answers.

This particular concept however seems to be more original. So basically, our main character, played by Taylor Lautner, finds himself on a missing children website, and begins to suspect the people he has believed to be his parents his whole life are not who they say they are, that they kidnapped and abducted him as a baby, and acted as his real parents ever since.

He is soon on a quest to find answers, including who his real parents are. Alongside him in the quest is a girl who's lived accross the street from him since they were young. The girl didn't really serve any purpose in the film other than to be a damsel in distress.

It feels like she was just kind of thrown in there in the middle of all this. Her acting wasn't anything outstanding, but she gets by. Not much character growth on her part, or anyone else in the film.

Taylor Lautner's acting was.....alright I guess. Mostly there just to look good for all those fan girls out there, hence he appears shirtless in the film several times. A lot of people don't seem to be able to imagine him in an action movie, and I guess I can understand.

He did seem to overact in some of the scenes, and in others, you might say he wasn't even acting at all. Again, no real character growth or development. Lautner doesn't do a horrible job in an action flick, he does well enough to keep it going.

The other characters aren't particular special. Though Sigourney Weaver is in it, so I guess thats a treat. As an action movie, it does fairly well, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. Not too much action to overwhelm the audience.

Overall, passable movie, not missing much, but it's not a complete waste of time either.