JUST AS GOOD AS THE FIRST

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2020)

Neeson is back as deadly Bryan Mills in this excellent & intense Sequel to the mega surprise hit, Taken.
"Taken 2" is one of those sequels that really works & is just as good as the first flick, here Bryan himself & ex-wife are Taken by the father's & family members of Bryan's victims from his Vigilante quest from the first film!!!
That's where this sequel really deserves to exist & isn't just made for "money" here the story makes sense & has a meaning behind all the Action.
I think there would be Angry other's from his victims that would want revenge on Bryan, because not only did he slaughter loads of scum but he pretty much destroyed their business of Sex-trafficking, there would be alot of blood-thirsty Criminals wanting him dead.
The story puts Bryan's Daughter from the first film into his shoes of the smart saviour, Maggie Grace is very good here as Kim & is under so much pressure to find her mum & dad before their both killed.
The story is set in Istanbul & a gang of ruthless Albanians are out for revenge.
The pacing is intense & exciting as well as keeping it's very gritty & dark atmosphere from the first film, it's also brutal & violent like we expect from a Liam Neeson action Thriller. Neeson is again serious & solid as Bryan Mills the deadly Ex-CIA Operative & does plenty of skilled fighting & shootouts, the action is slick & gritty!!!
I genuinely loved this sequel as much as i did the First film, i liked the frantic feel of the action sequences & the kick ass fights, it's also scary in the way it shows what's really going on out there all over the world & here we see the dark seedy underbelly of Istanbul, i like the slick & gritty look & the suspenseful atmosphere.
"Taken 2" is a great sequel & a great Action Thriller in it's own right!!!
I loved it.