The incredible success of Twilight has been one of the worse things that happened to film recently. Because of the wide-spread, devout following that the franchise has created, it has sparked Hollywood to produce a number of bad films that try to steal some of its thunder. These films have either been modeled after Twilight or try to use some of the stars of the film to lure the fans to other films. Abduction falls prey to the latter. Abduction is a nauseating, sappy absurdity that uses some teenage eye candy as subterfuge to lure young movie lovers to this mind-numbing teenage drama. Its a chance to squeeze a few more dollars out of young movie goers with this bad attempt at an action film. The film stars Taylor Lautner (Twilight: Breaking Dawn), Lily Collins (Priest), Alfred Molina (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), Maria Bello (Grown Ups), and Sigourney Weaver (Paul). It’s directed by John Singleton.
Abduction is an underachieving, coming of age teen-focused depravity that is more melodrama than it is an action film. The film preys on the desires of the fans of the Twilight saga as this film is strictly a chance to get a quick buck by using teen eye candy, Taylor Lautner.
This stomach-turning, adolescent fiasco’s opening moments will cause anyone over the age of 25 to be nauseated. The first 20 min of the movie are nearly intolerable, plays like a teenage music video. it clearly caters to its target audience. The movie’s pedestrian efforts to establish the background to the suspense aspect of the story is horrific. It focuses too much on trying to “appear cool” to its target audience that it numbs those who don’t fall into the targeted viewers.
Abduction is a roller coaster of entertainment as its level of enjoyment sways from nauseating to mildly enjoyable to boring. The story drags as it focuses on the sickening teenage love story. There isn’t anything sweet nor entertaining about the stomach-churning, superficial nature of the budding romance between Nathan (Lautner)and (Collins). The senseless, misguided, melodramatic love story consumes too much of the length of the film. Its neither heartwarming or entertaining. The adolescent romance between the characters is the core of the film is nothing short of desolate. It’s no where near enjoyable enough to raise this film above the disastrous rip off that it is.
I don’t know which was worse. Sitting through the film or watching the amateur action sequences. The film isn’t much more that a chance to make a few dollars on the popularity of one of the stars of Twilight. Film offers nearly no enjoyment. In addition, the movie is advertised as an action flick however it could hardly be considered that. This tragedy employs a very minimalist amount of action sequences. The action comes in quick glimpses. It never really gives too much action. A little here, a little there, but never enough to offset the nausea that the misguided love story induces.
The best aspect of this life diminishing rubbish is the warm message embedded in the shroud of this calamity. A message about fatherhood, family, and identity. Unless you absolutely have nothing else to watch then this film may be a good watch. There isn’t too much to enjoy in this tragedy.
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