Taken is a film about a father who has 96 hours left to save his daughter who is kidnapped by
members of a crime circle.
The good news is that the film is not even 96 minutes long. It clocks in at around 90 minutes.
If you don't have much to offer then it's better to serve the meal fast as long as it is still hot.
members of a crime circle.
The good news is that the film is not even 96 minutes long. It clocks in at around 90 minutes.
If you don't have much to offer then it's better to serve the meal fast as long as it is still hot.
And indeed, its short running time, its fast pace and the straight forward storytelling save this film
into solid popcorn entertainment territory.
Bryan Mills is a former security agent who worked for the government for several years.
He has quit the job to spend more time with his daughter Kim. Way too late, as we find out that the relationship to his ex-wife who already has a new husband and to his daughter is not all that good to say the least.
This is enough conflict for the film to be based on.
When Kim who is only 17 wants to go on a trip to France Bryan's approval is needed.
As he can tell from his job-experiences this is a dangerous undertaking for a young girl.
At first he resists the idea but to make his daughter happy he eventually agrees after she promises to
stick to HIS rules like for instance calling him every day.
Of course he, the black sheep of the family, is proven right.
Just after his daughter and a girlfriend arrive in Paris they get kidnapped. Daddy, who takes the last
phone call from his daughter in that moment is of course already prepared and has all the skills and technical stuff needed to track down and smash the criminals all on his own.
Now, as he is told by a former co-worker, he has 96 hours left to find her.
What surprised me is the uncompromising manner he goes for it. He is absolutely consequent and does anything that is necessary to succeed. This leads into some actions that you wouldn't normally expect and that played very much for my amusement.
There is another factor to save the plot. It's Liam Neeson who of course is the guy in the leading role.
He is convincing despite the lack of credibility and substance and a contrived premise.
into solid popcorn entertainment territory.
Bryan Mills is a former security agent who worked for the government for several years.
He has quit the job to spend more time with his daughter Kim. Way too late, as we find out that the relationship to his ex-wife who already has a new husband and to his daughter is not all that good to say the least.
This is enough conflict for the film to be based on.
When Kim who is only 17 wants to go on a trip to France Bryan's approval is needed.
As he can tell from his job-experiences this is a dangerous undertaking for a young girl.
At first he resists the idea but to make his daughter happy he eventually agrees after she promises to
stick to HIS rules like for instance calling him every day.
Of course he, the black sheep of the family, is proven right.
Just after his daughter and a girlfriend arrive in Paris they get kidnapped. Daddy, who takes the last
phone call from his daughter in that moment is of course already prepared and has all the skills and technical stuff needed to track down and smash the criminals all on his own.
Now, as he is told by a former co-worker, he has 96 hours left to find her.
What surprised me is the uncompromising manner he goes for it. He is absolutely consequent and does anything that is necessary to succeed. This leads into some actions that you wouldn't normally expect and that played very much for my amusement.
There is another factor to save the plot. It's Liam Neeson who of course is the guy in the leading role.
He is convincing despite the lack of credibility and substance and a contrived premise.
He is the only guy we really get to know. Especially the villains are just dozens of nonames to increase the bodycount.
As parts of Paris are turned upside down I really wonder why Neeson doesn't get in trouble with the police. The fight scenes are very well staged and choreographed. We get lots of them and we don't have to wait for them very long. The craftsmanship of the movie surpasses its story all the time anyway. Still I had quite a good time to be honest.
It's not a very good film but just the kind of flick to watch with your friends for some good action
and some (at times unintentional) laughs.
As parts of Paris are turned upside down I really wonder why Neeson doesn't get in trouble with the police. The fight scenes are very well staged and choreographed. We get lots of them and we don't have to wait for them very long. The craftsmanship of the movie surpasses its story all the time anyway. Still I had quite a good time to be honest.
It's not a very good film but just the kind of flick to watch with your friends for some good action
and some (at times unintentional) laughs.
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