Well, who would've thought that Taylor Lautner could have been such a good candidate for an action-man role? OK, so he's actually one of the few least annoying teens in the Twilight saga (we all knew that, right?). But Abduction, definitely indicates good things for young Lautner. Yes, he can't act, but then the majority of good action heroes can't either. Which is why I love them. No brains, but lots of brawn and great action sequences. And Abduction had it all! Including a fantastic supporting cast, with the likes of the legendary Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello and the wonderfully swoon-worthy Jason Isaacs (can you tell I love him?) In fact the only annoying detail in the entire movie was our hero's love interest (Lilly Collins' Karen).
So, down to the plot. I actually liked the plot, because it was straight forward with no twists or turns. Well, there was a small one, but we see it coming and Lautner's Nathan implying said twist confirms it for us.
Abduction is basically baby Bourne (with a fun reference thrown in... Matt Damon anyone?). Don't let that discourage you from watching it though. It's still a lot of fun.
So, our slightly troubled hero, Nathan lives with his perfect parents (Jason Isaacs and Maria Bello) and gets along swimmingly with them (you'll have to watch the movie to get that pun!), except for Dad occasionally.... Jason Isaacs' Kevin is quite physically aggressive with his son. Though we, along with Nathan, find out why later. So, Nathan and his project buddy Karen, discover a website, in which they subsequently discover that Nathan is on the missing person's list. Unfortunately, in doing so they not only learn that Nathan's parents are not his biological parents, but their search also happens to unwittingly alert the bad guys that Nathan is no longer missing. Cue lots of running, fighting and out-maneuvering!
You see, Nathan was placed with his foster spy parents because his real Daddy is a super black-ops guy, who just happens to have stolen some important encrypted names or something like that. Which means it's open-season on Nathan. Both the C.I.A. and the bad guys (lead by Michael Nyqvist's, Kozlow) are after him and Karen. Whoever, gets him, gets to blackmail Daddy black-ops.
We never actually see Nathan's real father (voiced by Dermot Mulroney), not completely anyway, but his presence is definitely felt. And I like the fact that the movie realises Nathan is still too young to deal with the whole affair himself.
Now for the weak points. Real action fans know that there are three types of heroines in an action movie. Firstly there's the type we all love, the useful ones who who don't speak that much and don't get in the way. Secondly, there are the ones who are hardly heard and don't get in the way - still quite bearable. Then you have the ones that just talk way too much, get in the way and generally are the ones you want to smack or die. They also generally tend to be played by the weakest actresses. Karen falls into the latter category. I cannot even describe how annoying this character is. So I'll just ignore her and end on a positive note.
Watch the movie if you love an action packed thrill ride! And avert your eyes if you just so happen to be in love with Jason Isaacs!
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