Review of Stolen (2012) by Jean L — 04 Oct 2012

Unpredictably thrilling at every turn. Josh Lucas play one hell of a badass villain. And Nicolas Cage relives his Face/Off glory days.

This review of Stolen (2012) was written by Jean L on 04 Oct 2012.

Stolen has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mark L (1,544) on 09 Jan 2014

Better than I remembered. The soundtrack is hilarious, sounds like it's from a 70's cop show, especially in the car chase scenes…

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By Leena L (663) on 17 Dec 2015

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By Carroll H (70) on 30 Dec 2015

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By Robert S (1,498) on 11 Jul 2014

SPOILER WARNING The thing about most Nicholas Cage movies is that I can never decide whether it's the actual movie that sucks, or just…

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By Russ B (1,141) on 15 Feb 2016

2/15/2016: A great cast and the story had potential. There were some pretty interesting moments, but overall it just meh…

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By Bryan D (308) on 11 Jan 2015

Not the worst Cage movie ever. But definitely not a good movie. In particular the score is heinous and Lucas is a horrible villian…

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By Austin G (601) on 14 Aug 2015

It's a clear ripoff of Taken, and it knows that, and that's what works for it…

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By Matthew W (920) on 29 Jul 2016

Nothing new here. I like Nicolas Cage, though, and will see whatever he's in. Poor music, poorly timed…

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By Robert H (1,967) on 05 Feb 2014

An ok storyline, held up by nicolas cage's acting. good action/thriller, with a couple of twists…

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By Daniel C (1,809) on 29 Mar 2014

Of the last 5 or so movies Nick Cage has made, this one probably had the best shot of scoring some money at the box office…

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