Probably should just hang up bro.

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2020)

Taken is a "non-stop" engaging, action thriller.
The first of many of a similar ilk with Neeson and probably the strongest, one of them even aptly named non-stop. The world depicted here's so bloody brutal, perhaps Neeson's straight forward uncharismaticness is right for it. He's a reliable lead regardless, just unlikely to give someones favourite performance. The girls may act naive, but they were willing to be picked up by the stranger and go to a unknown party, so they were going to end up in this situation regardless if they were staying with anyone and probably even if they were careful. It's very much on the unrealistic side, as most of these types of films are.