Helicopter parenting to the extreme...loved it!

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 2016)

Wow, what a visceral feeling this movie provoked. There was a sense of foreboding when Kim Mills and her friend decided to head off to France, and you know her father Bryan (Liam Neeson rebooted big time) would be getting on the next plane to Paris to sort things out and find Kim.
Sure, the movie was violent, but it had a meaning and you knew the bad guys deserved it big time, and Bryan deals it out in spades without any moral reservations. I read that when Liam signed on for this role, he thought it would be a straight to video/DVD release, but he took it on to spend time in Paris and brush up on his mixed martial arts. He does not disappoint, and the box office numbers did not disappoint.
Holly Valance plays a key role in the intro and conclusion, and it's good she's doing well in her career. I don't think Holly is related to the late and great Jack Valance.