Liam Neeson is a Man On Fire

Rating: 9/10 (24 September 2008)

This movie will have you at the edge of your seat from the moment of the kidnapping until the very end. Liam Neeson plays a retired CIA agent who is trying to build his relationship with his daughter who he absolutely adores but due to his job could hardly ever be there for her. He reluctantly lets his 17 year old daughter go to Paris with a friend and they get kidnapped by a well organized group of Albanians who use them in slave trades. From the moment the abduction takes place, the action becomes nonstop and you wont find time to get your eyes off of the screen. The tension and suspense just builds on up from that point on. This movie follows the same formula Man on Fire did with Liam Neeson taking the place of Denzel Washington. He makes sure no man involved in the kidnapping goes unpunished thanks to his Jason Bourne like skills. Speaking of Bourne, the editing scenes are just as great. Liam Neeson (Oscar winner for Shindlers List) is back in form. His serenity and calmness in the whole situation assures the audience he is going to get his daughter back. Screenwriter Luc Besson (who also directed and wrote the cult movie Leon The Professional) was one of the reasons I wanted to see this movie. He did not disappoint me. So far one of the top 5 movies I've seen in 2008.