Spoiler Review of Stolen

Thriller Review: Stolen (2012)

In the film Stolen Nicolas Cage plays a notorious bank robber named Will Montgomery who with his partners stole $10m. However, he has an argument with Vincent (one of his partners) who then in the runaway leaves Will behind. He tries to get away but FBI agent Tim Harlend organises a search for Will and in the end is consequently caught but before he burns the $10m of stolen Monday to rid the evidence against him. Now eight years later Will leaves prison and goes to try and amend his relationship with his daughter Alison. Alison leaves Will alone in a coffee shop and jumps in a cab to go to a session with her shrink. Although a few minutes later Will receives a phone call from Vincent who he is thought to be dead up until this point, Vincent tells him that he has abducted Alison and will kill her unless he receives the $10m from the robbery. Will now has 12 hours to rescue his daughter from Vincent.

Stolen has all the elements in place to create a good thriller: a good girl partner (Riley), a loose-cannon partner (Vincent) and a nemesis cop (Tim). The story line given to this thriller keeps it interesting because the main characters are forever changing depending on where in Will's rescue he finds himself, this creates an emotional change constantly throughout the film which shows the film has depth. The fact the film is staged on following Nicolas Cage on his venture gives the film emotional complexity. Overall I enjoyed this thriller as it is a high-quality action packed thriller that constantly keeps you on your toes as to whats about to happen next.

I would give this thriller a 3/5 rating.