A truly kick ass action move

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2011)

Taken is, without a doubt, one of the coolest and most fast paced action thriller of all time. Enter Bryan Mills (played terrifically by Liam Neeson) an ex-government spy, and a man who's job costed him his family. He lives alone seeking to make up lost time for his 17 year old daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace) When Kim is granted with an opportunity to visit Paris with a friend, and needs Bryan's permission. A reluctant Bryan eventually agrees. A day later he discovers that his daughter and her friend were taken by Albanian human trafficking crime lords. He has 96 hours to get her back, or he will most likely never find his daughter's whereabouts. This is a fine example of how a simple idea can form into an thrilling film. Neeson truly kicks some f***ing ass as the truly ruthless and undeniably so damn cool role of the ex spy. This is a fine debut by French director Pierre Morrel (although the success doesn't continue, see (or don't see) "FROM Paris WITH LOVE" and you'll see what I mean.) The screenplay is by veteran Luc Besson (Leon, La femme Nikita) and is filled with one liners to remember. A ruthless action movie with awesome action sequences
Quote: Bryan: "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for a ransom I can tell you, I don't have money. But what I do have is a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. Now if you let my daughter go, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you. I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you. I will find you And I will kill you" ... ... ... ... Marko: "Good Luck"
*Phone hangs up*