Taken

2008

Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Holly Valance, Famke Jannsen


Bryan Mills (Neeson) is an ex government spy who now lives his life to win back the love and trust of his daughter, whom we learned he abandoned for his job. His relationship with his ex wife Lenore (Jannsen) is strained. When his daughter Kim (Grace) goes to Paris with a friend, they end up talking to a stranger at the airport. This leads to their kidnap and a game of cat and mouse ensues with Bryan doing anything he can to get his daughter back.

It was a good story and kept me gripped the whole time. It was slick, fast paced and the only gripe i had was the pitiful ending.......

Neeson is on top form and like Unknown, i like his new hard man stance. Although here, he appears to be less cheesy and staged as he occasionaly was in Unknown.

Janssen was good as the mother.....cold...i didn't like her much but that was the point.

If you like action movies....watch this. You will not be dissapointed.


8/10