I am a fan of Liam Neeson and Taken-1 but I did not like this movie at all.

Rating: 1/10 (13 October 2012)

I am a fan of Liam Neeson and Taken-1 but I did not like this movie at all. When I first heard of the movie shot in Istanbul I thought it was gonna be a great advertisement for Istanbul (and Turkey of course) but it was not at all. I think it is the worst way to see both the Istanbul and Turkey! The city and the country look worse than Iran! I felt like they (the director and/or scenarist) intentionally wanted Turkey to look like one of the most conservative Islamic countries! I have news for you people, we are not like that. You do not see women wearing black veils everywhere! Turkey is a secular country and most of the women prefer to have a modern look and they care about their freedom. The other thing is the police cars they used in the movie, GOD they looked so ridiculous! The movie is so away from the reality. I don't even remember if we ever used such cars as police cars in Turkey! I just think the film producers just went cheap and used the cheapest cars they could find. Turkish Cultural Ministry should be more careful about the movies that are planned to be shot in Turkey. Bottom line: the movie looks like as if the film crew took a vacation to see the Istanbul and they said "wait a minute, let's shoot a movie in the mean while"!