Tak3n?

Rating: 6/10 (28 September 2014)

The third Taken film is not expected to be released until early 2015, but it seems as though it came early, this time, however, starring Denzel Washington. Consider the many many eerie similarities The Equalizer shares with the first film of the soon to be trilogy. Both films involve foreign villains, ex government agents played by two badass actors (Liam Neeson and Denzel Washington), and a young, vulnerable girl. The negative side of all of this is that I wanted something much different. The Taken producers are already out their minds for making a third film. Unlike Equalizer, however, Taken has an actual story. In Taken, the audience gets to experience more of a thrill ride because there were more variables to get our panties moist. For example, Bryan Mills (Neeson) has no idea where his daughter is, so he must start with minimal evidence to begin his search, and the entire search process becomes gripping. Robert McCall (Washington) on the other hand, knows exactly where his nemeses are located, so it eliminates a very entertaining component. It also never comes full circle. Now, I am not saying I need a movie to be this whole heart dropping experience, but it needs to have a point. And OCD, a photographic memory, and an internet forum that allows people to reach out to him for help is not having a point. So, unfortunately, The Equalizer turns out to simply be a film about a man trapping and killing evil men.