Taken

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

By now, everyone has seen the trailer with one of the most gripping dialogues and delivery I have ever seen. When I saw the trailer, I wanted to kidnap someone and return them, just so Liam Neeson wouldn't come to my house and kill me. So, obviously, if I was this enthralled with the trailer, imagine my excitement when my friend asked me to go and see it!

The movie revolves around Liam Neeson's character, being an estranged dad, trying to get back into his daughters life. Apparently, being a spy was not easy on his family, and as a result, his wife married what looks like a drug dealer, and his daughter rarely sees him. After being coned into allowing his daughter to go to France, she is kidnapped, and gets put into a human trafficking and prostitution ring spanning Europe. Liam Neeson comes in, and, without any hesitation, or drama, he simply kicks ass for about an hour or so. Anyone who comes near him, he beats the crap out of them, tortures them or kills them. He is an unstoppable killing machine Rambo would have thought twice about crossing.

The movie was very good at shooting the action scenes. The action scenes looked very similar to the Casino Royal movie made a few years ago. Throughout the movie, you really start to get on the edge of your seat (that's such a stupid cliche, but it works here, because, believe it or not, I was on the edge of my seat) and root for Liam Neeson to beat up some more people to get his daughter back. Throughout his bad-assery, you really root for this guy. It doesn't require the tired storyline regarding a crappy ex-wife (damn you Famke Jansen) and a loser step-father, it's all about Liam whooping some ass.

This movie had some great action scenes, delivered superbly by Liam Neeson, and was one big popcorn action/suspense movie that is not only worth your time, but also very entertaining.

I give it an 8 out of 10

FUN FACT: Former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier, Mick Gould, trained Liam Neeson in combatives and weapons handling skills to prepare him for the role.