Abduction
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 23, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
25
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
8
Negative:
12
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
55
MovielineAlison WillmoreSep 22, 2011
As Nathan, the teenage hero of Abduction, Lautner shows he's handy with stunts, many of which he clearly and impressively performs himself, and good with a fight scene. But when it comes to exchanges of dialogue, displays of emotion or just standing around, he's stiff and manifestly uncomfortable. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanSep 24, 2011
Director John Singleton offers bits of suspense, but Abduction is less a movie than a piece of engineering, a glumly ludicrous cat-and-mouse blowout designed to win Lautner male fans along with his girl demo. Read full review
50
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreSep 22, 2011
Abduction puts Lautner in motion and never goes very far wrong as long as he remains in motion. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSep 22, 2011
Odds are John Singleton doesn't know he's made one of the funniest films of the year. Read full review
50
VarietyAndrew BarkerSep 22, 2011
Aside from such dutiful fan service, the film is a haggardly slapdash "Bourne Identity" knockoff, never rising above the level of basic competence. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinSep 24, 2011
Singleton once radiated ambition and vision. These days, he seems to be aiming for mediocrity at best. Even by those extraordinarily lenient standards, the inessential, perfunctory Abduction falls short Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippSep 23, 2011
Abduction is just the third movie John Singleton has directed in the past decade, and it contains neither the passion nor the competence of his two previous genre efforts - "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "Four Brothers." Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthySep 22, 2011
Singleton's action thriller has a decent sense of propulsion but, after a faintly intriguing start, the convoluted plot mechanics overwhelm everything else, making you feel you're watching a detailed blueprint for a movie, and an increasingly far-fetched one in the bargain. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia PuigSep 22, 2011
Filled with laughable dialogue, Abduction goes nowhere. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSep 29, 2011
Molina and Weaver, who, most of the time, perform brilliantly, move through Abduction as if on autopilot. Read full review
30
Village VoiceBenjamin MercerSep 24, 2011
A blockhead espionage thriller from director-for-hire John Singleton. Read full review
25
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 24, 2011
Perhaps the only way to approach Abduction that will not result in a 105-minute boredom-induced coma is to think of it as a comedy, preferably with a drinking game attached. There are laughs to be had, although none of them are intentional. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezSep 24, 2011
Abduction is a crass and lowbrow attempt to cash in on a young actor's heat - an exploitation picture where the person being taken advantage of is too young to notice. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceySep 22, 2011
Taylor Lautner puts the abs in Abduction, but not much else. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierSep 24, 2011
A ridiculously cheesy confection filled with unthrilling thrills, bored-looking adults and a comically overstuffed backstory. Read full review
20
Time OutKeith UhlichSep 24, 2011
Twi-Hards shall attend en masse. Adults shall roll their eyes. And on our human comedy shall go. Read full review
20
The New York TimesStephen HoldenSep 22, 2011
A sloppy, exploitative act of star worship created (if that's the right word for cynical hackwork) around Mr. Lautner, the pouty 19-year-old heartthrob of the "Twilight" franchise. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle SmithSep 23, 2011
Actual abduction may be preferable to the movie of the same name, but only if your kidnappers don't torture you by forcing you to watch it. Read full review
10
Boxoffice MagazineTodd GilchristSep 24, 2011
The new film Abduction has a lot of problems, but the biggest is the fact that no one gets abducted. Ever. Read full review
10
SalonAndrew O'HehirSep 24, 2011
A fourth-rate Hollywood thriller that bungles a lot of thievery from better movies, is entirely bereft of suspense or excitement and features a leading man who absolutely, positively cannot act. Read full review
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