Another Abduction Review but With a Great Result for Jason
Here's an average review of Abduction.
http://www.cine-vue.com/2011/09/theatrical-releases-abduction.html
However, the best part is the final paragraph:
The feeling is that the real challenges for the actors in Abduction were posed by the physicality of the scenes rather than by the acting itself. While the story is fairly entertaining and Lautner and Collins manage to carry it even when the whole weight of it is on their shoulders, astute viewers will find themselves unhappily wondering what the point is of hiring great, experienced actors like Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello, Alfred Molina and Jason Isaacs, only to then award them such a diminutive screen time.
"Isaacs, in particular, is as brilliant and fascinating as ever in his rendition of Nathan's all-American, strict-but-loving 'father', yet Singleton's Abduction could have definitely done with more of Isaacs' irony and screen presence."
Hear, hear I say!
Hooroo,
Carole
http://www.cine-vue.com/2011/09/theatrical-releases-abduction.html
However, the best part is the final paragraph:
The feeling is that the real challenges for the actors in Abduction were posed by the physicality of the scenes rather than by the acting itself. While the story is fairly entertaining and Lautner and Collins manage to carry it even when the whole weight of it is on their shoulders, astute viewers will find themselves unhappily wondering what the point is of hiring great, experienced actors like Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello, Alfred Molina and Jason Isaacs, only to then award them such a diminutive screen time.
"Isaacs, in particular, is as brilliant and fascinating as ever in his rendition of Nathan's all-American, strict-but-loving 'father', yet Singleton's Abduction could have definitely done with more of Isaacs' irony and screen presence."
Hear, hear I say!
Hooroo,
Carole