Good, but not as good as the first

Rating: 8/10 (7 October 2012)

"Taken", in my humble opinion, is a great film. It has everything that I look for in an action thriller. And, as such, it was always going to be hard for "Taken 2" to live up to it's predecessor's deserved status. Whilst "2" is a good film, it doesn't make the standard as an equally good sequel in this genre (for example, the Bourne trilogy). Positives - it has a good story line - I was always kept interested in what was happening. The fight scenes were well acted out and were believable. There was also more attention paid to the amount of rounds that are able to be loaded into a single clip on the firearm (I won't quote the name in case it breaches any rules!), which I always pick up on.
The one question I am left asking myself is about the embassy scene. Whether his mate, Sam, pulls some strings to stop them being arrested would have been helpful, as this scene just didn't make sense. Driving a taxi through the blockade and then we are left to assume he just gets out and walks away.....
In short, the film is not as "on the edge of your seat" as the first, but is still very much worth watching.