Go to it and just go with it.

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2011)

Embrace the exposition at the airport. Forget that the required set-up of the left behind briefcase and car accident is too unbelievable. Smile at "Prince Shada is having a reception and we all have to go." Don't compare it with "Taken" as it lacks the stakes of that story. Liam Neeson is excellent as always. Good supporting cast all around although Diane Kruger is a bit uneven and Frank Langella is practically a cameo.
The movie has that drab shot on video look. Perhaps the sun never comes out in Berlin.
Plenty of car chases and crashes abound. It works as a action, mystery, thriller. Fun ride. Take it.