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Taken |  | Director: Pierre Morel
Actors: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Radivoje Bukvic, Mathieu Busson
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Movie
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Rating:  377 reviews
Sales Rank: 15245
Genre: Action
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 91 Minutes
ASIN: B0026145WK
Theatrical Release Date: January 30, 2009
Release Date: November 30, 2009
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| Synopsis:
When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy (Liam Neeson) sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter. |
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 Enjoyable revenge romp March 3, 2010
Bryan Creel
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie doesn't have a complicated plot or deep, dynamic characters. That said, it's quite a good watch for what it is. It's primarily a revenge thriller and it does that job quite well. The burning need for retribution is an extremely powerful force in the human psyche and this movie plays on that emotion quite effectively. It's not a movie that I want to keep, but I really enjoyed it for an evening watch.
Liam Neeson elevates what could have been pedestrian revenge flick March 2, 2010
Scott Schiefelbein (Portland, Oregon United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Liam Neeson shares a trait that all great actors possess - they can do something completely ridiculous and remain entirely believable. If you're watching Patrick Stewart play Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek - Next Generation," you're watching an actual Star Fleet captain rather than a ham actor over-acting on a cheesy set. If you're watching Sigourney Weaver in "Alien," you're watching Ripley take on the universe's most dangerous monster rather than an actress dancing with a rubber suit. If you're watching Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada," you're watching an egotistical editor of a fashion magazine, not a drama queen emoting for effect.
From "Darkman" to "Star Wars" to "Taken," Neeson has always remained believable and compelling no matter how ridiculous his surroundings or god-awful the dialogue.
In "Taken," we have to believe that Bryan Mills (Neeson) is a lethal espionage/security guy, one of the best in the world, whose dedication to the job cost him his family. Too late, he realized his error and quit so he can live in unemployed drudgery and snatch a few moments here and there with his cherished daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Bryan's ex, Lenore (Famke Jannsen, in a thankless role), has custody of Kim and has remarried a sugar daddy who is actually a better person than Lenore. Kim desperately pleads with Bryan to let her go to Paris with her friend Amanda to tour museums. Bryan reluctantly consents, going against his better instincts that his 17-year old baby is going to a dangerous place and is not ready for it.
Unfortunately, Bryan is right - within minutes of landing in Paris, things go horribly, horribly wrong. If you saw the trailer for "Taken," you know that the movie is about Bryan's hunt for Kim across the Parisian underworld.
This is where "Taken" takes flight in a "Bourne Ultimatum" kind of way. There is virtually no character development - the question is whose arm Bryan will break (or worse) as he hunts for his daughter, and how efficiently he'll do it. Like Jason Bourne, Bryan Mills is not an acrobatic martial artist who will jump, twirl, and kick for dramatic effect - he'll rip your ears off and snap your legs with economic fury. He's not doing it to be cool. He's doing what he needs to do to get his daughter back.
Woe betide any man or woman who gets in his way. "Taken" strings together a preposterous chain of events that could never happen in a gazillion years, but you won't have time to figure that out until after the movie is over. For 90-odd minutes, you'll be taken on a compelling thrill ride, courtesy of Neeson and team.
Full disclosure - while this movie owes an obvious debt to the "Bourne" franchise as far as the feel and look of the film is concerned, it is considerably darker in both subject matter and tone. This is far from a feel-good movie - you get the sense there are no winners here.
 Liam! February 20, 2010
Stone Cold Nuts (Virginia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We're at the tail end of this actor playing hard-hitting action roles in his career. Liam delivers and was believable as the retired CIA operative-turned-revenge-filled-protective-father. A good Father's Day film, or simply a good movie to scare the crap out of your little girl before she goes off to college or on a European vacation...
Taken (One of the best Action movies to me). February 19, 2010
Z. Hyman (Charlotte, NC USA)
1st of all i love this movie. It was so great how Liam Neeson played his character. Some people might not like this movie but i did. I thought that any man that would go through all that just to save his daughter is the best dad ever. He was smart and he knew his way around a gun like no other. This movie touched me right to my core because i know about human trafficking. (I don't do business in it). But i have researched it and i feel bad for the hundreds of young people who get themselves wrapped up in it.
Awsome Action-Thriller! February 17, 2010
Hello NYC (NY, NY)
I really enjoyed watching this film from start to finish. It was a great fast-paced thriller. Liam Neesen was awesome! He should do more films like this one. CIA spy (former) suits him. The action sequences were thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying - they were very fluid, impressive to see, and believable. It's always nice to see the main character kick ass like no tomorrow. This film rocks!
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