OK...No New Skills

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2013)

If I had not seen the first, 'Taken', I would have been completely satisfied with, 'Taken 2'. Alas, I did see the first in this series and was looking for more of the same. For example: In the first installment, the Neeson character would use a weapon a couple of seconds, drop it and immediately scarf up some new inanimate object and employ its lethality. Another example: The intense spontaneity – you just knew he would stop at nothing to get his daughter back. I can't say the second movie was bad, I mean it was a pretty good shoot 'em up. The cast was brilliant but the script seemed to be poorly manufactured or rushed. Their also seemed to be social filters added that should not even be considered as far as abductions go. Turning a blind eye might be good for the government and law officialsbut for a mom or a dadsorry – everything's game. Kind of like the first movie – you want answers – shoot the bad guys wife in the arm, then you'll answers. I mean for children's sake, that actually sounds pretty mild to me. Do I think there is room for a 'Taken 3' – sure. I think I would concentrate on his elite group and maybe getting one of his team out of trouble. Anyways – I will give this movie a few stars because I liked the action and the castbut I cannot give it a 10.