Turn Off Your Brain and Embrace This Awesome Film

Rating: 7/10 (2 February 2010)

The daughter on an ex-CIA agent is touring Europe with U2. Well, that idea ends quickly when she is abducted in Paris by the Albanian mafia, who want to get her hooked on drugs and sell her as a prostitute to the highest bidder. But they picked the wrong daughter to mess with!
Okay, let me just say first of all that I do not know how this film got such high esteem from the voters. Yes, it's awesome, but critically it's pretty cheesy. The acting is nothing special and the situations are impossible. Anyone who has any basic understanding of technology or intelligence gathering is going to slam their head into the wall.
But, if you ignore that, and just sit back and let the film take you, you're going to be amused. Liam Neeson kicks butt and shoots his way through Paris, doing everything he can to rescue his daughter because, for gosh sakes, he loves the little spoiled brat. And anyone who has ever loved will understand exactly how he feels... even if they don't have the resources necessary to kick as much booty.
I'm not one who watches a lot of Bond or Bourne or action flicks in general... but I loved this one. I hear rumor of a "Taken 2" and I'm pretty excited about that. If it comes to a theater near me, I may be there on opening night.