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Rating: 5/10 (14 October 2012)

I remember purchasing the original film and particularly enjoyed the development of the story. I felt by the end I had been on a journey with the character and there were some stand out moments.
However, all of the good structural plot elements of the first movie are not developed satisfactorily in this sequel. The idea to actually capture the Liam Neeson character and then let the daughter help him just didn't fit very well. And to have her ludicrously throwing grenades so that he could be located felt particularly ridiculous. In hindsight it felt that the film makers knew they had a captive audience and really didn't try to any much more to the franchise. Think Quantum of Solace's relationship with Casino Royale and you will get what I mean. An opportunity missed me thinks. I would suggest that the film makers spend some time considering how to take the best of an original classic and develop it drawing strength from the original but preserving the quality of the franchise.