I was Taken once. I should have stayed there.

Rating: 5/10 (14 January 2015)

Was it me, or was this movie extremely short? I love Liam Neeson and the character Brian, but i really want happy with this movie. First of all, I'm no professional reviewer. I like to think of myself as the "Soccer Mom of Reviewing." Meaning, my reviews are largely influenced by how much time I set aside to watch a movie with my spouse, without the kiddos. I found myself wondering where the rest of the movie went. It wasn't that it wasn't action packed, because it was. Just that something seemed to be missing. I think that the disconnect was because they were all together. There wasn't the task of finding out who do it, we all knew instantly. Ummmm, tattoo. But that wasn't completely it either. I literally did not believe any of the Lenore, Famke Janssen,storyline. I mean, things were great in the first movie. She was solidly, in your face Brian, with her hubby. But now, after everything that happened to Kim, they suddenly are 'having problems'? I don't know, seemed convenient to me. There was no pressure here either. Without the time constraint of the first movie...gone forever in 72 hours....it just seemed like any other movie. There were moments of greatness....the grenade mapping system, the van second countdown. But the adrenaline was missing. And, in the end, I couldn't really have cared less if Lenore was dead or alive. As for Brian being tired, well, he is aging,lol. But sure did look darn good. I'll see Taken 3,just to finish off the series. I really hope they find a way to inoculate it with some of the original Taken's thrill and story. Previews aren't giving much away. Only the uncomfortable fact that-it all didn't end there.