Every Now And Then...

Rating: 7/10 (13 February 2009)

What can I say? Every now and then you need a movie like this. One where you can just sit back, and enjoy the ride. Yes, this was Bourne without the thinking...Bond without most of the gadgets...and the thinking. Yes, the plot was simple. Basically it can be summed up like this: Man has someone he loves taken from him. Man then does anything, and I MEAN anything, to try and get said loved one back. Many, many dead people later man gets loved one back. That's about it. But the action is almost non-stop once it gets going, and I can honestly say that I was thoroughly entertained for most of this movie (the first fifteen minutes, and the last two I could have done without). Neeson is not as polished looking as Matt Damon. He's not even as rugged or as tough looking as Daniel Craig. But he plays this character in the way it was meant to be played. He's the type of person you can believe in...literally. When he says he's going to do something, he does it (and then some). Is this movie going to win any awards? No. Is it going to be in many people's top ten? Probably not. But, and nowadays this is pretty doggone important, it will get you your ten bucks worth. And that's more than can be said for most of the movies that get released this time of year.