Fantastic Neeson, great 90 minutes!

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2008)

Matt Damon in the Bourne saga wants to be Liam Neeson when he grows up. This is how it's done. Liam Neeson builds a coherent and human character very close to those we've seen in the Bourne saga or series like "24" or "Burn Notice" Not only his portrait of a paranoic ex spy is believable but his skills look real. It's like he had them in him for years, which is something i really appreciate being a fan of realistic martial arts. I must add here that Matt Damon did a great job there in his Bourne movies (yes, and i loved Brad Pitt and Eric Bana at Troy). I really thank them for that effort and i pay gladly for the dvds of their movies because of that.
Said that, the movie succeeds in creating a flow of emotion in the audience (me). Sympathy and a bit of shame about a father who can't clearly keep the love of his daughter or his ex-wife (fantastic and beautiful Famke Jansen, she looks so beautiful when she's upset). Lucyly for him, the situation will be that he will be able to use his only good skills to regain the love of his family. Drame ensues, rage and fear, and in the end an exhilarating sense of happiness and "justice has been done" feeling. All of that in a common kind of movie, but crafted in a clean nice way that takes you in from the first minute to the end.
Liam Neeson is great and i bet this movie will make some part of his audience that didn't know him much to gain lot of respect for his work.