An original and amazing thriller with Liam Neeson.

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2008)

***No Spoiler Could Ever Spoil The Suspense In This Movie***
I was blown away by this movie. This movie is a mix of James Bond and Jason Bourne with more drama and thrill. Liam Neeson plays a classic retired CIA agent who's been around the block and around the world while becoming more and more distant from his daughter who he now tries to devote as much time to as possible.
The story is that his daughter go's to Paris with her friend and they get kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers who plan to use and sell them to their "unique clientèle". It's up to Neeson to pull out his bag of spy skills and open up his can of whoop-ass to get his daughter back and punish the thugs responsible, which he does with the utmost frightening and merciless panache.
Liam Neeson's performance is expected. A great actor always delivers and Neeson topped my expectations. He'll look sad and weak in one scene then look bloodthirsty and yearning for vengeance in the next.
Only thing about the movie,which in one way is good and another way bad, is that it's very short. I wanted more but regardless, it kept me on the edge of my seat till the last minute, sort of like "Phonebooth (2002)". Lot's of suspense and terrifyingly cold dialogue in a little more than 80 minutes.
Bottom line, great movie, worth more than one watch, and super entertaining.
10/10