Surprise

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2010)

To be completely honest, the only reason that I even considered watching this movie is Liam Neeson. His incredible talent was woefully underused in American movies.But, then everybody's talent gets a short shrift when idiots run the industry. Even the plot of this flick is cliché ridden. Hero's family is in peril and he singlehandedly destroys all the evil enemies with little or no damage to himself.And, then a surprise. " Taken" is not going to win awards for originality, its forte is unusually gritty and ruthless hero,on avenge of a sociopath and the seedy, sordid atmosphere that grabs the viewer by the throat and doesn't let go till the end. Entertaining but disturbing thriller. Its nice to be surprised.