Highly disappointing outing from Messers Blesson & Neeson

Rating: 1/10 (6 October 2008)

Taken
It being a miserable rainy Monday morning I decided to take a half day off work and go to see Taken. Not having heard anything about this movie I didn't really know what to expect.
What a let-down! Do not waste your time time to go see this rubbish. Luc Blesson's writing has reached a new low, which I didn't think was possible after "The Transporter", you would be forgiven if you forgot that the same writer gave us the wonderfully dark "Leon" and equally sublime "Nikita". Now if ill-legal sex trafficking isn't dark enough subject matter, then it shouldn't of been approached in the blasé way that it was. I am very surprised with Liam Neeson for taking such a role. How some eastern European terrorists could actually miss Mr. Neeson, yes all 6ft 4", while shooting machine guns defies belief.
With this said some of the fight sequences are well choreographed, but be under no illusions, Bourne Trilogy this ain't! The sequence of events is just implausible, you cant but help laugh. I think it will suit American audiences more than European with all it's gun-ho lets beat the Muslim terrorist rubbish.
A highly disappointing outing for what could of been a good twist on the action genre given the subject matter.