Highly Unlikely Thriller

Rating: 6/10 (5 October 2013)

My theory is that most thrillers, perhaps only the best thrillers have any chance of being remotely plausible or realistic. If a thriller were actually plausible, some real-life bad guy would have already figured out the would-be plot device. At that point it could not be a thriller simply because it would already have become national news.
Taken is not a great thriller. It looks pretty good, and Liam Neeson does his best at knocking guys out, but underneath it all it is a silly movie. The film is slightly more serious about itself when compared to the Die Hard movies, but other than that, they seem a lot alike.
Thrillers do not have to be endless machine guns bursts, car wrecks, and fiery explosions, they really don't. One of my favorites is The French Connection. But don't get me wrong; Taken has its place. I mean, the idea is to give some thrills and raise the pulse. Taken does that. But you have to suspend most thought and all logic to get maximum effect.