So, yeah... Taken... It's quite an
effective, relentless film. I can see why it was popular. There's the Jason
Bourne shakycam that seems unavoidable in modern action films.
There's the Jack Bauer torture scene and the CSI style flashbacks. It
gets a bit silly, and fun, towards the end with Liam Neeson killing
EVERYBODY. And it's Neeson who makes the film worth seeing. The guy is a real actor. If it had
been Schwarzenegger or Stallone it would have felt less fresh.
Clocking in at 1H25 the film doesn't overstay its welcome. The phone
speach! I would maybe have liked a more French touch, something less
Michael Bay and more Godard, but I guess that's expecting too much. Anyway... I enjoyed the film, but don't feel the need to rush down to the
local cinema to watch Taken 2.
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