Review of Stolen (2012) by David M — 14 Dec 2012

I was really considering not writing this review - knowing how much everyone loves to hate Nicolas Cage recently, especially in action films like Stolen! At the end, I thought, it is fair to express my opinion regardless how many people disagree - everyone has their own, anyway. The story of a former master-thief, Will Montgomery (Nicolas Cage), who is released from prison for a bank robbery of $10 million, was written by David Guggenheim, and there is nothing new in it! It wasn't a bad story but was not original at all. When we follow him to visit his estranged daughter, Alison, whom he hasn't seen in eight years, an old partner (Josh Lucas), who many believed to have died, kidnaps Alison and locks her in the trunk of his medallion taxi cab, and demands ransom: the $10 million he believes Will still has. Since he doesn't, Will has to rob another bank as the detective that put him away (Danny Huston) tracks him down again... everything seen I already saw in other films before - but the movie itself is a watchable, especially on DVD. I wouldn't waste money on cinema, though!

Director Simon West did what the producers wanted him to do, and Nicolas Cage and Danny Huston acted the way you should act in action movies without cheerful atmosphere - simple and effectively. Don't expect too much and you could enjoy it!