''Taken '' for ride !

Rating: 5/10 (17 October 2012)

Well below the quality of the original in every way . To start with the acting is wooden and not convincing for the most part , many of the family scenes seem strained and uncomfortable and lack that family intimacy , also the fight scenes use that shaky camera method that ruins the shot because one cannot see anything clearly , there are bad cuts as well . In one scene Liam Neeson grabs the mans forehead and he simply drops dead instantly , it must have been the vulcan death grip ! The french cop is thrown in there for some reason although why he would keep track of neeson's character is a mystery . There's not much here , its terribly predictable , mom and dad wind up back together , a huge surprise and , oh this is just a bad film and it appears as if the people working on this film knew it was bad and didn't care , they were simply trying to capitalize on the original films popularity , save your money folks !!