Predictable fare

Rating: 3/10 (1 March 2009)

There is nothing particularly original in this action flick. Predictable from start to finish. Liam Neeson is Bryan Mills retire security agent (we never find out his exact previous profession), who is forced into action when his daughter goes missing in Paris.
Some stereotypical swarthy Albanians take Neeson's daughter to sell her to some equally stereotypical greasy Arabs. Meanwhile the stereotypical lazy French police do nothing but get in Neeson's way. Think Polanski's Frantic but without the plot twists.
I have to wonder why Neeson let himself get attached to this project. His acting is good the directing is fair, but with a lot of distracting continuity problems. The problem lies with the script. If you have never watched an action film before in your life then there will be some new stuff for you here. Everyone else save your cash and catch it on cable in a few weeks before it disappears into film oblivion forever.