MOVIE REVIEW

His nightmares caused the teenager Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) the uneasy feeling that something is wrong with his identity. Until one day he accidentally discovered a missing child’s picture found by his neighbor and schoolmate Karen Murphy (Lily Collins) in a website. Little boy Steven Price was an image of himself.

Unaware of getting himself into trouble, Nathan called the website’s0 owner. Eventually they were attacked and his parents, Kevin (Jason Isaac) and Mara (Maria Bello) were murdered. He was able to escape together with Karen and immediately called the police. CIA operatives Frank Burton (Alfred Molina) said he’s in danger and a team will be sent to pick them up. But Nathan’s psychiatrist Dr. Geraldine Benneth (Sigourney Weaver) warned him not to trust Burton and revealed Nathan’s biological father – a CIA agent named Martin Price (Dermot Mulroney) who stole a list of corrupt CIA operatives from Viktor Kozlow (Michael Nyqvist). So the website was completely a trap.

Instructed by Dr. Benneth, the two headed to a safe house where Nathan found his father’s cellphone and a photo and address of her real mother Lorna Price. Just as Nathan was beginning to figure out his true identity, Kozlow’s men kept on chasing them. Soon he realized there’s no safer place and no one but Karen can be trusted. He had to stop running and face the danger because it’s the only way he will survive.

The film ended up with Martin Price who killed Kozlow and called Nathan to apologize.

For a young actor like Taylor Lautner, the movie was quite a good start. It maybe panned by critics but the character that he has and the movie itself need not be compared to famous stars who had already accomplished lots of successful movies. Sometimes it takes someone a little more effort and time to make it to the top. Not everyone can hit the bullseye on the first shoot.