I first saw this film as a replacement for something else and its one of those films that would have been a straight to DVD affair had it not been for Liam Neeson. It's a film that would be naff and also you wouldnt expect Liam Neeson to go for this type of role however somehow he manages to pull it off. The story sees' Neeson's character is a retired spy who has to rescue his daughter who has been taken (hence the title) whilst on a holiday trip to Paris.
It's the sort of film that would be a straight to DVD affair had it not got an A-List actor in it. Neeson's character has 96 hours to rescue his daughter which is a very specific number. Anyway the story progresses nicely and there are a number of set pieces where I found myself enjoying it a lot. I think once you get past some of the silliness then it can actually be a nice bit of fun. It's easy to blieve that Neeson could do this and even dare I say it be James Bond.
The only thing that I didnt like was Holly Valance who was playing a pop star and I just found the scenes with her in to slightly ruin the film but thankfully they were kept to a minimum. I also wasnt entirely sold on Maggie Grace's character who was an annoying brat at the beginning and it was only once she got to Paris that she stopped becoming annoying. Taken is a suprisingly good film and one that continues to be enjoyable every time I watch it.
It's the sort of film that would be a straight to DVD affair had it not got an A-List actor in it. Neeson's character has 96 hours to rescue his daughter which is a very specific number. Anyway the story progresses nicely and there are a number of set pieces where I found myself enjoying it a lot. I think once you get past some of the silliness then it can actually be a nice bit of fun. It's easy to blieve that Neeson could do this and even dare I say it be James Bond.
The only thing that I didnt like was Holly Valance who was playing a pop star and I just found the scenes with her in to slightly ruin the film but thankfully they were kept to a minimum. I also wasnt entirely sold on Maggie Grace's character who was an annoying brat at the beginning and it was only once she got to Paris that she stopped becoming annoying. Taken is a suprisingly good film and one that continues to be enjoyable every time I watch it.
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