Best Film of the year!

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2009)

I saw Taken at the cinemas this week. I had no expectation apart from a pretty cool trailer, as I had not heard much about the movie before that. I saw the film with my girlfriend and she has not stopped talking about it since. She's not into action films at all, but she appreciated the neatly derived story that is usually absent in action movies. We also agreed that Neeson played the protagonist perfectly. It helps to have an actor of his quality of course, but for it to work you need the character to be believable too... What father wouldn't travel half way around the world in search of his daughter! This movie is definitely not for critics, but for patrons who want value for money. i.e. Good story, action, and a great lead! There's a lot of poor movies out at the moment, I'd rather see this one again, than something no where near as good!