Weekend Movie Trailers and Reviews: Will Taylor Lautner's 'Abduction' Fly or Fail?

It's an interesting time of the year for movies: the summer is over and the blockbusters are gone, but the awards season push hasn't quite started yet. Thus, we're in a middle ground where there are some solid, reputable movies and some rather unfortunate garbage. Both are out this weekend. Which is which? Read on to find out!

Abduction

106 mins., rated PG-13

With the "Breaking Dawn" principal photography wrapped, Taylor Lautner is now done with "Twilight." The first projects that the movie's stars do now will be important as they will help them break out of the "Twilight" mold. While Kristen Stewart is off playing Snow White, Taylor Lautner is in "Abduction," a thriller about a kid whose parents are killed and he finds out they weren't his real parents, and then...some other stuff happens. It doesn't matter much, because apparently "Abduction" is pretty bad.

Rotten Tomatoes has "Abduction" at a measly 6% among critics, but with a 78% positive audience reaction. Reviews are calling it convoluted, poorly written and "soulless," and Lautner, while lauded for his action skills, is not getting too many points for his acting.

See it if: You're a die-hard Twihard.

Moneyball

126 mins., rated PG-13

Brad Pitt stars in this baseball movie that might not be so much about baseball. The story is that of Billy Beane, the GM of the Oakland A's who comes up with an unconventional method of building a baseball team. It's based on a true story, and that makes it a must-see for baseball fans, but what makes "Moneyball" a great movie for everyone are the personal struggles that Beane faces.

Rotten Tomatoes has "Moneyball" at a healthy 93% among critics with an 87% positive audience reaction. The reviews call it both funny and full of heart, and praise the stellar cast that also includes Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

See it if: You want to see Brad Pitt do some more acting while eating.

Killer Elite

100 mins., rated R

Jason Statham has played the tough guy. Clive Owen has played the tough guy. Robert De Niro has played the tough guy. "Killer Elite" exists to put them all together and make them fight. The story (as if you need one) is this: Statham plays an ex-special ops agent whose mentor (De Niro) is held hostage by some baddies (lead by Owen). Action ensues.

Rotten Tomatoes has "Killer Elite" at an unfortunate but unsurprising 26% among critics with an 81% positive audience reaction. It's a bit "silly and overwrought," but what would you expect? It's a Statham action flick.

See it if: You've always wondered who would win in a fight (spoiler: probably Statham).