Stolen
Millennium Films | Release Date: September 14, 2012
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theahsanhaseebDec 18, 2012
Boring. Pathetic. A very mediocre movie. I don't know what is wrong with Nicolas Cage, he got to learn how to turn down a role and only do films that have potential. Stolen is nothing but a mixture of some action films that I've alreadyBoring. Pathetic. A very mediocre movie. I don't know what is wrong with Nicolas Cage, he got to learn how to turn down a role and only do films that have potential. Stolen is nothing but a mixture of some action films that I've already watched. I wasted my time. Don't watch it!… Expand
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hoops2448Apr 26, 2013
Nicholas Cage is known to enjoy making bad action films. However he somehow manages to make them fun wither either his oddball performances or his tongue in cheek sense of humour. For example Con-Air (also directed by Simon West) is a badNicholas Cage is known to enjoy making bad action films. However he somehow manages to make them fun wither either his oddball performances or his tongue in cheek sense of humour. For example Con-Air (also directed by Simon West) is a bad film but cage makes it entertaining with his over the top southern lilt. Stolen on the other hand is just garbage. When Bank Robber Will Montgomery (Cage) is released from prison a man from his past ransoms his daughter for the 10 million dollars he thinks he deserves. Without any options he must attempt a dangerous heist with the help of old friend Riley (Malin Akerman) to rescue his daughter. I'll keep it short because I honestly believe trying to find merit in a film like this is akin to drawing blood from a stone. The film has only one entertaining element and that is Josh Lucas' villain. He is hilarious to watch as his acting is so terrible its moderately funny. Besides that the film is one mistake after another. The finale is the worst offender as the action is awful as the scenes are dark and impossible to see, Cage looks like the film has finally broken him and the film nosedives into the credits. The father daughter dynamic is non existent and Cage and Akerman have little to no chemistry so the entire 2nd act doesn't work. In fact the whole film doesn't work, it is a misconceived abomination of a film.… Expand
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Apemonkey666Mar 31, 2013
Don't bother with this mediocre crap. It unsurprisingly only made 2m$ at the theatres worldwide, but it should have been a direct-to-DVD release. The story is laughable and high unrealistic and the characters are bland and uninteresting. EvenDon't bother with this mediocre crap. It unsurprisingly only made 2m$ at the theatres worldwide, but it should have been a direct-to-DVD release. The story is laughable and high unrealistic and the characters are bland and uninteresting. Even at 92 mins it seems too long for this ultra-thin script. My advice: avoid even when there's nothing else to see!… Expand
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callumjsouthDec 13, 2014
Many reasons not to like it. Cage doesn't fit the role in a story that is predictable and houses no characters of interest. The film even struggles to consistently entertain, it feels like a dull Taken copycat that lacks the brilliantMany reasons not to like it. Cage doesn't fit the role in a story that is predictable and houses no characters of interest. The film even struggles to consistently entertain, it feels like a dull Taken copycat that lacks the brilliant original concept and the ground-breaking quotes. I never felt bothered about the outcome nor did I ever feel my pulse raising. Whatever you look for in a film, I doubt Stolen has it.… Expand
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DCEdmondsNov 13, 2014
"Stolen" 10 Scale Rating: 1.5 (Awful) ...

The Good: Danny Huston and Mark Valley were decent as FBI agents. It was funny a few times, though I don't think it was meant to be. The Bad: Nicolas Cage was dreadful, but was trumped by Josh"Stolen" 10 Scale Rating: 1.5 (Awful) ...

The Good: Danny Huston and Mark Valley were decent as FBI agents. It was funny a few times, though I don't think it was meant to be.

The Bad: Nicolas Cage was dreadful, but was trumped by Josh Lucas who played the movie's villain. Lucas is usually pretty solid, so perhaps villains just aren't his thing. Terrible plot, bad acting, awful action sequences, and annoying music that kept repeating throughout ... easily one of the worst films of 2012.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 28, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terms that come to mind regarding this film include lazy and bog standard - it doesn't try to break out the usual elements to become a standout action movie, instead relying on things present in many other similar movies (hence the lazy claim) with little else to separate it . It tries to create a tense atmosphere at times with such rip-roaring dialogue including 'you tell me where she is or ill blow your lunch all over your apartment!' - riveting stuff? not entirely. It became a bit farcical when one scene involved Alison apparently attempting to call 911 on a Blackberry phone (which are known for having quite small keys) on the back seat of the taxi, even though she could barely see (if at all) - I'm sorry but I find it very hard to believe she could feel her way to nearly dial a number on a small smartphone like that at a distance without being able to see better, it just didn't seem credible to me, which I think made me take it less seriously at that point and thats a fairly small point to complain about I suppose compared to other plot elements such as Will being run over and somehow magically standing up and walking away with next to no injuries or other consequences.

To me, this seemed too much of a case of 'been there, done that' in that there are already so many other movies that have the same basic premise, the whole damsel in distress, good guy trying to redeem himself from his shady past who gets caught up and isn't believed when he really needs help and so on. Very little about it stood out and so I'd say its not a very memorable movie overall, although its easy enough to watch and it does offer some degree of entertainment value, in that the pace (plot wise) is pretty fast and it doesn't require any real amount of brain work to follow. I felt that the musical score was used a bit too heavily at times, almost as if the filmmakers were desperate to convince viewers that this is a real fast paced, exciting, amazing movie when really, to me, it came across as somewhat lazy and moreso pretty bog standard overall.

I don't like that Alison, once taken hostage and when given screen time, appears very much to be the scared damsel in distress type and while she does attempt to run, she also falls into the usual stereotype of the helpless, scared kid/teen waiting for her hero to rescue her and prove her wrong, kinda thing - cue fairly heavy eye rolling. I suppose I dont mind that so much given the plot, anyone in that position would likely react in a similar way and she does attempt to help herself such as with the phone but there's also moments like when she's on the phone to Will saying how scared she is of the man and I just couldn't help but think 'oh brother(!)'. Its a bit ironic as the actress who plays Alison, Sami Gayle, also stars in a US drama series about NYPD cops and in that show, she plays a very headstrong and self assured girl and although she does show some signs of this in the movie, I'd like to have seen more of that personally, from the plot - I guess I can't blame the actress for that.

The acting came across as pretty bog standard but then of course the cast can only really ever be as good as the script their given and the direction they work under. Content wise, its about what you'd expect for an action/drama movie with a 12 certificate, some violence and bad language, no real sex references or anything too crude, nothing like that, no drugs references etc., as far as I can remember anyway, or it probably would have been given a higher rating. Other than that, what can be said? very little, that I can think of.

Funnily enough, overall no, I wouldn't specifically recommend this movie, which shouldn't come as a shock if you read the previous section of my review. Overall, this movie is just too formulaic and doesn't feature anything to make it particularly memorable or a good example of its type of action movie - it relies on heavily trodden ground and is easily forgotten, put it that way. I'd have given it a better write up if it didn't feature such farcical, unrealistic elements in the storyline, as previous mentioned, although I suppose if you really wanted to stick up for it, you could say thats part of its charm and I imagine it was never made to be a movie to be seriously analysed and taken too seriously. It is watchable and somewhat entertaining but without much substance, its not the best of its kind, so overall I wouldn't recommend going out of your way to watch it.… Expand
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