This is Liam Neeson's best movie! Bar-none.

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2019)

Liam Neeson is already a great actor in general, but in this movie he was transformed into an action star. It was quite a gamble that certainly paid off! This movie gives you everything that Liam Neeson has to offer, and then some! "Taken" is an example of what I classify as a perfect movie. Everything from the story, the acting, the special effects, the soundtrack, and the sets/locations; all top-notch. I remember going into the theater thinking: "eh, it probably won't be anything special, just another kidnap and rescue movie." I was so happy to be proven wrong, this is the movie that raised the bar for kidnapping-and-rescuing films. It's one of the fastest 90 minutes of your life. When you watch it, make sure you watch the unrated and uncut version. Nothing wrong with the PG-13 version, but it's a little too choppy and cuts out all the good stuff. The uncut version is far superior! This is one of those movies with perfect utilization of the entire cast, especially from Liam Neeson himself. He has morphed himself into one of the best action stars of this generation thanks to this movie. Film studios should try this experiment too, take actors who are known for doing drama films and try them out as action stars! Maybe we'll get another good movie like "Taken"? Or, another new action franchise in general. The possibilities are endless! Of course, I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars on my scale, which equates to 10 out of 10 IMDB stars. If you haven't seen "Taken", I will look for you, I will find you, and..... You know the rest! The movie is seriously that good, see it if you haven't already. I promise that you won't regret it!