Film Review: Abducted (DvD release)

Genre:  Action  Thriller Warning this film does contain scene that are pretty disturbing 

Cert: R-rated 18 cert

Director: Mark Harris

Screen play: Davie Fairbanks , Marc Small

Story & Adaption: Mark Harris

Starring : Mark Harris , Anna Nightingale , Honor Kneafsey , Felix Ryan , Deji LaRay ,Blaine Gray , Rhea Bailey ,Mark Dippolito , Neil Large , Chris Pardal , Preston Douglass , Delvon Roe ,
Michelle MacErlean, Nicole Dionne , Greg Depetro , Kyle Summercorn , Dan Shaked , Joel Moody , Tommy Nash , Lita Lopez , Brandon Gage, Kelsey Hardwick, Kelsey Gallagher, Reece Jordan,  Jason Teh-Mitchell, Rita Ramnani.

Running time: 107mins


Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.


Sex & Nudity: Two women are raped, no nudity.
A man forces a girl to strip down to her panties, her breasts visible. She then makes her perform fellatio on him.

Violence & Gore: Two men boxing.
Two women are raped.
A woman is punched in the stomach by a man. He then sticks his fingers up her vagina against her will and then smells his fingers. Another man then punches her repeatedly and kills her. Her bloody face is shown.
A man is shot and killed, no blood.
A few people are shot and killed and others are beaten up with some blood by two men.
A man is tortured by being hit repeatedly with a baseball bat. He is then shot pointblank in the face.
A man barges into a room and is shot in the stomach. He shoots and kills the man who shot him. Some blood.
A boy shoots and kills a man. 

Profanity: Some swearing, mostly the "f" word.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Some drinking.
Some smoking.
A girl is drugged twice.


Frightening/Intense Scenes: view digression is advised as this is disturbing in child abduction & rap scenes

Story: In an attempt to rebuild his marriage after the death of his son, Matt Hollis decides to take his wife and six year old daughter Lara on a trip of a lifetime to LA, to escape the constant reminders of their loss. Shortly after their arrival Matt's world is turned upside down when his wife is attacked in their holiday home, leaving her in a coma and their daughter LARA kidnapped by a child trafficking ring. Hunted by the police who mistakenly believe Matt has absconded with his daughter, he must evade capture and pursue the criminals responsible for Lara's abduction. Realizing he only has a 72-hour window of opportunity if he ever wants to see his daughter alive again, he enlists the help of Syan an old forces buddy, Matt tears a path of bloody vengeance through the streets of LA on a collision course with Lara's captors.


Likes : Mark Harris gave an excellent performance in portraying a father on the edge after losing a son then having he's wife beaten & young daughter taken by sick twist child trafficker really bring you to to tears by the end. This film wasn't cheesy like so many other kidnap movies what some people don't know that this film is based on true event that happen to a family.
Sadly this happen around the world everyday where children go missing ive sold to sick child molesters or family's that cant have kids or young girls on holiday get lured into a car & use as sex slaves or prostitutes hooked on drugs, this is the type of world we live in i think this film give a clear message of that, give a message to anyone on holiday don't get into anyone's car you don't know.
The other message as well is the internet,  people shouldn't put picture of their kids on social media site for this very reason because you become a target for these sick twist people to take your children if they find out where you live & be careful of the deals you read on the internet as well because some can be a lure to lure you in so keep your kids & yourself safe.
Alot of reviews have said this film is bad but this is not a bad film, yes the acting is slightly off it doesn't have much direction but this was a bad film to watch, although the rap scene were disturbing & sell children off to what looked like pedophiles was sick & twisted in this film, so not alot of people are going to like this film.



Dislikes : The raps scene's & children being sold or auctioned off was a little to much for me to watch this film it was boarder lining on being wrong having kids in this film.


Overall : Nasty raps scene, not bad acting, plot based on a true story, ok action scene that are not Hollywood style.


Rating: 3.8 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.4 out of 10 for story based on true events.