Wednesday 5 September 2012

Film Preview: Stolen

After the popular success of Taken, David Guggenheim as done us the pleasure of writing a screenplay called Stolen for a film starring Nicholas Cage which at first glance seems to mirror the plot of Taken. No doubt Cage is hoping it will re-launch his career in the same way it did for Neeson but copying a very similar formula is lazy to say the least.

Movie Poster
In fairness to the film, the plot is slightly different in that Cage is a bank robber who has just been released from prison and tries to reunite with his daughter who he hasn't seen for 8 years. His former partner in crime returns, who he believed was dead, kidnaps his daughter and wants the proceeds from the bank robbery he was put in jail for believing Cage has it. He has just 12 hours to find $10 million dollars without being caught by the police.

Not quite the same as Taken but certainly inspired. Stolen is released in the UK on 5th December 2012 and the trailer is embedded below:

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