A Movie Review of "Taken"

I did not expect that this movie is going to be a hit but Liam Neeson did a great job. I was really impressed.

Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) was a CIA operative who dedicated his life in the service of his country, and failed to look after his shaky relationship with wife Leonor, which led to their separation. Now that he retires at the age of 54, all he wants is to spend time with his 17-year old daughter, Kim, to fill in the lost moments.

When Kim asked for his permission to let her go to Paris with a friend, even when he is doubtful and reluctant, Bryan has to say yes. Few minutes after landing on Paris, Kim and friend Amanda was abducted by an Albanian syndicate of human traffickers. The next scenes are breathtaking, thrilling and action-filled, inviting the audience to shout, sigh and speechlessly watch in awe and suspense.

"I don’t know you who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for a ransom, I can tell you, I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills acquired over a very long career in the shadows, skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that will 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."

Bryan Mills is too determined and desperate to bring his daughter back.

Jaw-breaking punches there, bone-cracking kicks here, deafening gun shots everywhere, this movie has a lot of action scenes that are highly entertaining. Although it is impossible to kill more than a hundred armed men with just himself alone, Bryan – a father with a loving heart, a wise mind and a strong fighting spirit – successfully finds his way to save Kim from the hands of dangerous and soulless flesh slavers in Paris.

I give “Taken,” including Director Pierre Morel, screenplay writers Luc Beeson and Robert Mark Kamen, and the whole cast a rating of 9 for everything. This is the best movie I have watched so far this year.

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