Where have they Taken us

Rating: 1/10 (18 October 2012)

Taken 2 was an opportunity missed to stretch Liam Neeson's character we all fell in love with, and further explore the gritty underground world of the first film.
Instead, the filmmakers have taken the original characters and plot line and produced a high concept, predictable revenge flick we're all too familiar with. The script felt cheap and rushed, their attempt to replicate the emotional journey of the first film was a complete failure. Ontop of that, the fighting choreography was so unbelievable that it does nothing but add black comedy to the film.
Taken 2 was made for a closed mind audience, a disgrace to real Taken fans. I can't help but wonder what the end result would have been like if the filmmakers stayed away from the family friendly safe road and attempted a serious and darker dark approach, in the likes of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy.
In the end, the sequel is nothing but a money machine and a parody of the first film.