If you are big fan of Liam Nesson then it is certainly for you otherwise you might give it a miss

Rating: 6/10 (14 October 2012)

Taken 2 was was an unnecessary sequel to the original breath-taking Taken but was a decent time-pass popcorn entertainment thanks to powerful performance by Liam Nesson and good old-action sequence.
Rade Serbedzija(Murad Krasniq) vows to avenge his son's murder who was brutally killed by Bryan ( Liam Nesson) protecting his daughter from being kidnapped in the original Taken. This time he kidnaps Bryan and his wife in Istanbul. Bryan must communicate to his daughter to seek help and save his wife before the kidnappers finds his daughter and murder his family.
Directed by Olivier Megaton(Transporter 3, Columbiana) , Taken 2 is a one-time watch with nothing new to offer. The plot is wafer-thin and has weak storyline. It had potential to be made into a big-film but weak screenplay and poor direction made it terrible. Despite these shortcomings , I felt Taken 2 is not that bad thanks to superb show by Liam Nesson. The legendary actor is the soul of the film with his husky voice and tremendous personality. He gives in all with his widely- appealing hand-hand combat and solid-punching dialogues. Similar goes for efficient action scenes, though original part had better action stunts. Camera work is good along with good back ground score.
I felt Taken 2 took advantage of immense popularity gained by first part but it was no where close to it. If you are big fan of Liam Nesson then it is certainly for you otherwise you might give it a miss. Average 2.5 / 5