Taken Again

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2020)

Taken 2
The movie Taken 2 was written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen, and directed by Olivier Megaton. It's a crime & thriller movie that was released in the year of 2012. In the movie, a retired CIA agent, Bryan Mills, played by Liam Neeson, saved his daughter from a kidnapping. Bryan, his daughter Kim, played by Maggie Grace, and his ex wife Lenore Mills, played by Framke Janssen, take a trip to Istanbul. The movie takes a turn when they run into Murad, played by Rade Serbedzija, who wants revenge on Bryan for killing his son while saving his own daughter.
Taken 2 has many components that help make the movie come together and become more realistic. The sound used in this film creates a very outstanding mood. There's a moment in the movie where Kim is on the phone with her father after he's been taken. The back to back interaction of dialogue in this scene combined with the natural sounds, and the background music make everything so intense that it seems so real. Another thing that stands out in this movie is the acting. The actors get so into their roles that you wouldn't even be able to doubt that that wasn't truly them. Liam Neeson who plays Bryan Mills has a very difficult and distinct role throughout the movie. Bryan used to be a CIA agent so he has an amazing set of special skills. Liam does an outstanding job with his role. He has the ability to do things that not many people can do in reality. This really helps make the movie more intriguing. Overall, The actors and actresses in this movie do a really good job of getting into character, and playing their roles.
The movie Taken 2 displays a great variety of costumes, setting, and makeup. The element of setting helps create an intense atmosphere throughout the movie. This movie is very action oriented so the location of a run down town really helps keep the movie rolling. The costumes and makeup in the movie help define the characters. Bryan does quite a bit of fighting throughout the movie which causes him to need special effects makeup. Taken 2 does a really good job of making sure the characters look like their roles.
Although Taken 2 was very nicely produced it will never be able to compare to the original movie in its series Taken. This movie was still written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen, but was directed by Pierre Morel instead of Olivier Megaton. The one thing Taken 2 is lacking is creativity. It has the same plot line as the first movie in the series. It needs something to make it stand out from the first one. When creating a sequel you want it to be better than the original. It can't be the same otherwise what's the point in making a sequel in the first place? It needs something different but similar to make it sound more intriguing. Something that will make people want to go to theaters to see it as soon as it comes out.
Overall, the movie Taken 2 was very nicely written and put together. It could use some improvement, but what movie doesn't. The movie does contain some violence; However, just enough that it keeps the movie still enjoyable. The movie is well throughout, action oriented and quite entertaining