A decent sequel to Taken, even though it's unnecessary.

Rating: 6/10 (1 May 2019)

When Taken 2 came out back in 2012, of course I had not seen the first movie, I was very puzzled as to what it was and what it was about. It wasn't until much later when I watched all three of those movies.
This one is decent. It has some good action, an okay story and as always great acting. The plot revolves around Bryan Mills taking his family to Istanbul, unaware that the kidnappers' family and friends from the first movie are hatching a revenge plan for them. Bryan and his ex-wife Lenore are "taken" and it's up to Bryan to get her back to his daughter Kim who spends most of the movie on the run following daddy's orders as she doesn't want to get "taken" again.
This movie mainly relies on the fights. The bad guy may look menacing but he's a bit underused and there isn't really a concluding battle between Bryan and him. But there are some great themes about vengeance and evil woven in, especially in that final scene.
There's also subplots that expand on the characters a bit, like Kim finding romance in her life and Bryan meeting the boyfriend. It's built on even more in the third movie.
This sequel to Taken is just okay, it's not brilliant, but it's okay.