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ABDUCTION (2011)
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ROLE: Kozlow
GENRE: Action thriller
COUNTRY: USA
RELEASE: September 23, 2011
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Synopsis |
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For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that
he's living someone else's life. When he stumbles upon an image of himself as a
little boy on a missing persons website, all of Nathan's darkest fears come
true: he realizes his parents are not his own and his life is a lie, carefully
fabricated to hide something more mysterious and dangerous than he could have
ever imagined. Just as he begins to piece together his true identity, Nathan is
targeted by a team of trained killers, forcing him on the run with the only
person he can trust, his neighbor, Karen. Every second counts as Nathan and
Karen race to evade an army of assassins and federal operatives. But as his
opponents close in, Nathan realizes that the only way he'll survive and solve
the mystery of his elusive biological father is to stop running and take matters
into his own hands. |
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Film Details |
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Taylor Lautner - Nathan
Lily Collins - Karen
Alfred Molina - Burton
Jason Isaacs - Kevin
Maria Bello - Mara
Sigourney Weaver - Dr. Bennett
Michael Nyqvist - Kozlow
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Director - John Singleton
Screenplay - Shawn Christensen
Cinematography - Peter Menzies, Jr.
Music - Edward Shearmur
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106 minutes
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| Production Notes: |
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On a budget of $35 million, principal photography
began on July 12, 2010 in the Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania area. Many of the film's scenes were
shot in suburban Mount Lebanon, and some others in
Forward Township. Scenes were shot at Hampton High
School in Hampton Township, a suburb north of
Pittsburgh. Production continued in Pittsburgh,
Mount Lebanon, Greensburg and Hampton Township, and
lasted into September 2010.
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LA - September 15, 2011 |
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| Commentary |
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The film scored a 5% on the Rotten Tomatometer. The reviews are quite similar. It was a
bomb and the critics did not like its star Taylor
Lautner, nor the script.
"Perhaps the only way to approach Abduction
that
will not result in a 105-minute boredom-induced coma is
to think of it as a comedy, preferably with a drinking
game attached." ...James Berardinelli, ReelViews
"In the end, we're left with a semi-interesting story
that was poorly executed and poorly thought out with a
bad lead performance that merely exemplifies the
weaknesses of the script." ...Jeff Beck, Examiner.com
"Lautner makes a laughable attempt to become an
abdominal-flaunting action star in this abominably
directed spy drama." ...Alistair Harkness, Scotsman
"It left me wishing the scriptwriters had been kidnapped
and told they would not be released until they came up
with more than one original idea." ...Grant Rollings,
The Sun (UK)
"When Taylor Lautner is the least of a movie's problems,
be afraid." ...Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph (UK)
"Yet another embarrassing squandering of John
Singleton's talent, and proof that Taylor Lautner isn't
ready to carry a film on his broad shoulders." ...Shaun
Munro, What Culture
"Sadly, it's impossible to fake the faintest enthusiasm
for this picture, which is a fourth-rate Hollywood
thriller that bungles a lot of thievery from better
movies." ...Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
"A ridiculously cheesy confection filled with
unthrilling thrills, bored-looking adults and a
comically overstuffed backstory." ...Joe Neumaier, NY
Daily News
"There's absolutely no reason to have to suffer through
Abduction unless you have been abducted against your
will into seeing it." ...Rebecca Murray, About.com
"Singleton is poorly equipped to
handle teenage angst, a fact made far worse by
cringe-worthy dialogue and a wooden leading man who
proves that he has not yet developed the skills required
to carry a film." ...Catherine Brown,
Filmink
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