well acted role by Liam Neeson

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2009)

This is a straightforward action movie. For a guy who was already 55 when it was filmed, Liam comes across as pretty darn tough. I credit the camera work/editing and also the fight choreographer. They make Liam look well-trained and lethal - quick to kill without unnecessary effort. For an older man, he compares very well with the new James Bond persona - no-nonsense, gritty, deadly.
The plot could have used a few more minutes of run time to solidify with some more development. There are too many convenient, lucky breaks - like finding his daughter's jacket, recovering a witness who remembers a key location, etc. - the usual shortcomings one must be willing to overlook to enjoy this kind of film.
But on the whole it is a very satisfying movie with a high body count of easy-to-identify bad guys. Loads of action - the obligatory fast car scenes, but almost everything else involves killing. Lots of dead bad guys, realistically done - blood as necessary but no gratuitous gore. Very watchable.