Bello, her fight sequence was one of the reasons she joined the project, and it's damn impressive watching her stab and punch.īut, I wonder if the film is trying too hard to be cool? On one hand it's impossible sympathize with Nathan's angst because the film's overlong first act is nothing but scene after scene telling us about how great he is - at everything - to justify his ability to take on terrorists and presumably well-funded government agencies. The film's amazing and seasoned cast - Molina, Weaver, Isaacs, and Bello - ground the film the best they can. When you think about it, it makes sense - the kid's been working his whole life - leaving most of the film's relationships (family, romantic, friends) feeling false. But Lautner doesn't seem like a real teenager. Lautner to be The Hero who gets the girl. And after constantly playing second fiddle to a vampire named Edward, it must have been thrilling for Mr. The stunts are cool and the fights believable thanks to Mr. What follows is a Hitchcockian man-on-the-run action thriller where Nathan and Karen flee, fight, escape, and parkour over various obstacles while uncovering truths about Nathan's real parents until the final confrontation with Kozlow and possibly corrupt CIA personnel. Bennet sends Nathan and Karen out into the world alone ( wait, really?) to escape the Kozlow's assassins, who want Nathan to lure Martin out of hiding, as well as the CIA. Bennet and the two people Nathan thought were his parents) have been raising and protecting him. Since Martin went underground, three other CIA operatives (Dr. Bennet with the huge reveal: Nathan's real father, Martin Price, is a CIA opp who went into hiding years ago to protect Nathan after the death of his real mother and, more recently, stole an encrypted list of corrupt CIA operatives from Kozlow. Nathan's innocent call to the site triggers a series of events that leaves Nathan's "parents" murdered, his house destroyed, and Nathan and Karen on the run for their lives from the terrorists and the CIA, lead by Frank Burton (Alfred Molina), who have also been watching. Unbeknownst to Nathan, the site is actually a dummy portal set up by Serbian terrorist Nikola Kozlow (Michael Nyqvist) to find Nathan. When Nathan and Karen are assigned a sociology project, the two accidentally uncover a missing persons' website that says Nathan may have been abducted as a child. But Nathan has a recurring nightmare about a woman being attacked, so he goes to see a psychiatrist, Dr. And his parents (the always wonderful Jason Isaacs and Maria Bello) love the shit out of him and each other. He's popular with the boys and girls, though there's some friction with Karen the girl next door (Lily Collins). Nathan Harper (Lautner) has an awesome life. What if everything you knew about your life was a lie? And what if the truth came knocking at your door in the form of gun toting assassins, hurling you from high school into the adult world of international espionage? 'Abduction' has a surprisingly simple, yet engaging premise. Lazer Focus Scowling to display personal angst, longing (for Bella and other females), concentration, and/or I'm-about-to-kick-your-ass anger.Smiling in a way that meant to be cool, cocky, or seductive.It's a real shame the poor guy is unable to emote beyond two facial modes: And despite his recent fame, he seems like a nice kid who loves making movies. Not the noblest intentions, I suppose, but this kid has guts and a work ethic that puts most of us to shame. Taylor Lautner has been busting his ass in Hollywood for over a decade, and after doing impossible things like gaining 30 pounds of muscle so that he wouldn't get fired between 'Twilight' and 'New Moon', he and his Dad started a production company built around the idea of making the young actor a star in his own right. I don't know about you, but I respect enthusiasm and a hard work ethic.
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