A short and sweet thriller

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2012)

Liam Neeson at his most intense. When I first saw the trailers for this, I thought "Great. Another cheaply written action flick" but I was pleasantly surprised by the fast pace and enjoyable-to-watch action. I can't think of any complaints for this movie other than the fact that the plot was very, if not maybe a little too, quick. If you're unaware that they're gonna make an attempt at a sequel to this, yes they are. Which I don't really get how you could but we'll just have to wait and see. And one thing that Neeson did well was showing his normal and average suburban act but soon after seeing that side showed his darker and stronger side. As well as demonstrating some really cool fighting techniques that consist mainly of chops to the neck. But on the whole, Taken = great achievement in modern thrillers.