Unoriginal story, but AWESOME action

Rating: 7/10 (2 February 2009)

I have to describe this movie with The Bourne Movies as a Frame of Reference. First of all, this movie wouldn't work unless it was someone like Liam Nesson starring. HE is the movie. The movie is focused on him kicking major donkey. Storywise this movie is very weak. It plays off the stereotype that everyday, thoughtless girls run to Europe and get kidnapped and all manner of horrible things happen. Furthermore, the parts of the movie that aren't good guy v. bad guy, are borderline crap. Some of its bad acting, but most of it is just mediocre directing and editing in those areas. DON'T watch this movie expecting an awesome web of lies for a story, its straightforward enough to be a video game.
Now with all that said, the Action is quite EPIC. The moves Neeson pulls in many of these scenes (even though they're probably not actually Neeson] are on the level of Jason Bourne greatness. IF one simply wants to see a movie with THRILLING ACTION MOMENTS! and INTENSE SEQUENCES! in between, then this movie is a perfectly good use of 8 bucks.
But personally, if I really wanted to see it just because, I'd go with the matinée.