Worthy but not great

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2012)

This sequel simply doesn't have the pizazz or impact of the original. Honestly, there's nothing extraordinary on display but despite a host of implausibility's, at least they didn't go too far over-the-top like other sequels to tend to do when following up a beloved action adventure film. (Example: Die Hard 2) If they are going to miss, I'm glad they didn't miss with silly cartoon action. The story sets up fine and I appreciated the extra exposition and look in to the character's lives. It certainly does respect the first films. In fact, it feels like Taken 1.5 as a toned down extension or extended cut footage version from the first film. A lot of the time, those cut footage scenes are cut for a reason. Worthy but not great.