Abduction (I) (2011)

A thriller centered on a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

Director:

John Singleton

Writer:

Shawn Christensen

Stars:

Alfred Molina, Maria Bello, Lily Collins

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alfred Molina	...	Burton
Maria Bello	...	Mara
Jason Isaacs	...	Kevin Harper
Denzel Whitaker	...	Gilly
Michael Nyqvist	...	Nikola Kozlow
Jake Andolina	...	CIA Man
Oriah Acima Andrews	...	Riah
Ken Arnold	...	Thermal
Steve Blass	...	Game Announcer
Lily Collins	...	Karen
Derek Burnell	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Benjamin J. Cain Jr.	...	Driver (as Ben Cain)
Holly Scott Cavanaugh	...	Mrs. Murphy
Radick Cembrzynski	...	Kozlow's Tech
Richard Cetrone	...	Gregory

Storyline

Nathan, a teen, along with his friend, Karen, finds a website that has photos of children who are missing or believed to have been abducted. They decide to age one of the photos and discover that it is of Nathan as a child. He contacts the person who placed the photo to find out what's going on. The person on the other end only wants to know info about Nathan, so Nathan hangs up. That person then contacts someone in Europe and shows him a photo of the one who called. He then heads for the U.S. Nathan then wonders if it's true he was abducted. He tells his "mom" who then tells him she and his "father" will tell him. But before they can, two men claiming to be cops show up wanting to talk to Nathan, and when he isn't found they pull guns and demand Nathan be given to them. His parents fight them but are killed. Nathan runs but remembers that he asked Karen to come over and one of them tries to get rough with her but Nathan saves her and they escape just as the house blows up. They go to...

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Plot Keywords:

cia | website | hospital | teenager | abduction | 

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Taglines:

What if your entire life was a lie?

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, brief language, some sexual content and teen partying

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [us] Official Facebook [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abduction - Riprenditi la tua vita

Filming Locations:

Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,925,253 (USA) (23 September 2011)

Gross:

$28,064,226 (USA) (9 December 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Gotham Group, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shawn Christensen said that the story for the film was taken from a single idea of a teenager who sees a photo of himself on a missing persons website. He completed the first draft in two months.

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Goofs

When the CIA agent presents the Kozlow case, on the right side of the LCD you can see "known associates". The man in focus seems to have the newest Croatian biometric passport. However, the picture on it would not have been accepted as a passport photo due to dark background. Also, the picture, obviously taken from the "passport" is not edited (in Croatian passports, photos are "digitally enhanced" to emphasize ears, nose, eyes, all facial hair and the chin. As a consequence, the photos in Croatian passports look more like drawings than real photographs.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nathan: [screaming] Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Whoo! Yeah, baby! Yeah, Gilly, get out here!

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Connections

Featured in Conan: The Hunchback of Dekalb County Community College (2011)

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Soundtracks

"DJ Love Song"
Written by Shyralessia Worthen
Performed by SuperStar Shyra
Courtesy of Pike and Pine Music

User Reviews

I paid more for a sneak preview movie that was barely mediocre, had plenty of loopholes and raw acting, but at least there's Taylor Lautner

I managed to convince my friends to watch this movie because I told them the trailer was killer. But, boy was I proved wrong. The movie was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT

Sneak preview tickets are more expensive than normal movies. But I thought it was gonna be good so I paid for it. Only to end up watching a very bland, non-climactic movie with a very poorly written storyline. The only highlight of the show was seeing Taylor Lautner acting as a normal high school kid instead of a werewolf. But still, sad to say his acting had no charisma at all. His co-actress Lily Collins was no better, or maybe it was just her character that was so unlikeable, it made the whole movie really draggy.

First quarter of the movie was still fine, but then it started to get cheesy.... There were so many loopholes in the movie and it just feels like the script and plot were very poorly planned. I sense sloppy work there. I left the theatre feeling so bewildered. So you might say:"it's just a movie.... not everything makes sense" But comparing to big action-spy movie names like Bourne, Mission Impossible and Die Hard which have delivered an excellent movie experiences which leaves you at the edge of your seat, Abduction feels more like a chick-flick packed with more action, or maybe a budget action film. It's very subtle.

The parts I enjoyed in the movie was the presence of veterans like Sigourney Weaver, Mario Bello and my favourite, Jason Isaacs who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films. They are always a joy to have and see in movies.

I wouldn't recommend watching this movie. Unless you just want to see Taylor Lautner, I would rather you give this show a miss. If you really want to go for it, don't get your hopes too high.