First it was the daughter, now it is the entire family...

Rating: 5/10 (23 January 2013)

Well I must say that I have somewhat mixed feelings about "Taken 2". On one hand, then it is an enjoyable and entertaining movie, but on the other hand, then then movie was somewhat unnecessary and sort of on the point of being too much. How is that? Well, in the first movie they took his daughter, and now they take his entire family, what's next? They take their pets too?
Story-wise, then "Taken 2" is sort of boiling soup off the broth that was made to make the first "Taken" movie. It is entertaining, but the story is just too feeble and shallow, and it just doesn't come off as all that believable.
The story is that while on an assignment in Istanbul, Bryan Mills's family get taken, and it becomes a joint-family effort to escape the clutches of the aggressor, who turns out to be the father of one of the bad guys from the first "Taken" movie.
Sure, the plot here is not the best of plots, but the action scenes and sequences in the movie were nice, and there is a good amount of suspense to the movie as well, which in overall actually does make the movie rather enjoyable. But if you are watching this for the story, you might find yourself cheated.
As for the actors and actresses in the movie, well they all did good jobs with their roles, especially Liam Neeson, which wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. His role as Bryan Mills is quite good, and he does play the role quite nicely. It is a great character with many layers to it, both as a security expert and a family man.
"Taken 2" is good entertainment, but it goes lightly on the story.