Taken
This my second time watching it and just like the first time, I still find the movie to be a truly unique and surprisingly powerful film vehicle for Liam Neeson. It feels like a Jason Bourne thing, with enough martial arts ass kickery and taking a seemingly non action hero suited actor (Neeson) to feel like they are doing the same thing here but its not. Its actually a much more emotional movie then I thought and manages to mix enough bad ass spy action and great performances.
Neeson plays a father who used to be a bad ass spy for the government, and gets back into the game when his daughter is kidnapped. The movie really makes you feel strongly for Neeson's father figure and you can truly feel the sorrow and severity in his words from his dark and dramatic performance. On top of that, nothing in here is over the top, too action packed or too crazy.
Its all played out on a very serious and very realistic setting and doesn't stretch out into any super global terrorist organizations either. I especially felt the dialog was excellently crafted to go along with the action scenes and there's a particular scene involving a chair, two nails, and a light switch that is worth seeing on its own merit. All in all, this is an excellent and surprisingly effective dramatic movie that has everything going in its favor.
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