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Abduction (2006)

This is an independent film that has has both negative and positive reviews. The film has some great outdoor shots and disturbing effects and lighting that show how the town of Process, New, Jersey is so normal and picturesque to the rest of the world while behind closed doors it is unbelievably twisted. The story is about a small town in remote New Jersey that is not on any map. The plot is basically about the townsfolk who steal babies from pregnant women and sell them to barren couples and kidnap unsuspecting tourists and sell them into slavery. They also harvest the kidnapped victims organs to make leather goods out of them or sell them on the black market. They enjoy a booming business until eventually everything begins to come undone when the bodyguards of a pop singing sensation from South America is kidnapped come to town looking for her.

Meanwhile the entire town knows about the abduction. The storyline is rather original and it plays well. After the first 10 minutes the movie picks up very nicely. Tony Rugnetta, who plays Jacob, does an excellent acting job. Roberto Lombardi, who plays Johnny, is very convincingly sexy and evil at the same time. Gerry Kirschbaum, who plays Doc, plays a doctor with a cool demeanor but has a hidden mania and Christy Callas, who plays Lilly, is sinister and vulnerable at the same time. Christina Sampson, who plays Myrtle, and Deana Demko, who plays Rosie, also tun in some notable performance. Seldom do any of the actors stumble. To truly enjoy this film you have to accept it for what it is. That is, it is a well made, low budget thriller/drama that is somewhat e creepy, funny/campy, and a little bloody, with some nudity.

However it's not exactly a horror film and definitely not for everyone. If someone liked the thrills Saw or Rosemary's Baby, this is the movie for them. The film has gotten some bad reviews but those are coming from some former colleagues of the film maker who are simply bitter. So if you are interested in a movie with an interesting plot, a little gore, and some nudity, Abduction is the movie for you. It may not be the very best the web has to offer but it is well made and is far from the worst. Director John Orrichio did a fine job with this one. You can watch this and other movies for free from various websites on the Internet.