Abducted (2014)

Excellent but underrated film

Absolutely the worst movie.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Good plot. Not original. But good.Too many characters looked alike in this film and I was having trouble understanding each person's story because of it. Also, the acting was overplayed at times and underplayed at times. For example of overplay, when Matt kept giving his monologues about how much he loved his child and kept repeating the same message in each different monologue. An example of underplay, is when Matt comes home and finds his child taken and his wife beaten unconscious and covered in blood. His first reaction was "oh no, I'm going to find Lara". I think in a situation like this, one would spend just a little more time concerned about the well-being of their spouse and then set off to find his daughter after he is assured that his wife will be taken into medical care. But there was no assurance because he beat the two police that were there to suss out the situation. The fire scene - terrible.And how he just falls unconscious right in front of the hospital, after having driven the whole way there. Also how it took what felt like an hour for medics to arrive and help him, right outside the hospital. And must I even say, if it was a (sort-of) happy ending anyway, why wouldn't you finish it and give the audience a little closure? I think the audience deserves at least that after wasting over an hour on this film.

I don't normally write on this occasion I felt I had too. Being a father this film was tough to stomach but I'd do exactly what Mark Harris did here and kill the lot if they touched my girls hair on her head at all. A great vigilante film, low budget, indie yes. Don't expect a blockbuster but I would recommend this if you can accept it's very very controversial and very close to the edge. Showing a pedophile about to pounce Isn't an easy thing to stomach... But it happens and you don't see it as very cleverly they take you right to the Edge and stop....but your mind takes your further .... A Charles bronson death wish... Loved the lead......

I don't know what all the bad remarks are. Loved it. It wasn't the same as all the Hollywood no sense and was raw, true, dark, violent and there was nothing held back. OK, I guess it is very deep..but don't we think this was intentional. I don't see this was a action film but a dark crime drama. It was a very much like " nil by mouth ' film. Yes it turned my stomach in places so I'd imagine women and some men may not like this. It's not dressed up. But I do think it's very realistic. I read about the guy getting drunk when family getting beaten and losing daughter...I can only see that yes he sot the plot his world upside down. We don't all act the same way and let's remember ... It's a movie....so common sense doesn't always prevail as if he handed himself into the police' then game over - no point. ....if you like dark horrific crime film...your like this. If you like dressed up Hollywood you won't. It's no taken.

This film reminds me of the movie Taken with Liam Nielson with a smaller budget of course. Nonetheless I think it was a good story. I really liked the London scenes. But I felt it took a little long for the family to go to the US. I love action movies and while this film isn't the best I've seen, it was far from the worst. I was interested all the way through and found myself rooting for the lead character. The story needs to be told. Awareness on this issue is long overdue. Would love to see this movie on a larger scale and certainly on a global. The cast was top-notch and I can imagine with a bigger budget for more action scenes this will do well in the theaters.