This movie is RIDICULOUS. Ly good. Seemingly-standard-but-actually-not-that-common story where a former CIA/special-ops guy's daughter is kidnapped on a trip to Paris, and he rescues her, demolishing anyone in his path. Said guy is played by Liam Neeson, who is just awesome in this role. This flick is totally no-frills, and, except for a cheesy ending, is utterly devoid of emoti-tard moments. Bryan (Neeson) has the brute force of Jack Bauer and the finesse and chops of Jason Bourne. To say he kicks ass is the understatement of the year. This movie is brutal, and often surprisingly so. And it clocks in at just 90 minutes, making it a quickie. Go see.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Taken
This movie is RIDICULOUS. Ly good. Seemingly-standard-but-actually-not-that-common story where a former CIA/special-ops guy's daughter is kidnapped on a trip to Paris, and he rescues her, demolishing anyone in his path. Said guy is played by Liam Neeson, who is just awesome in this role. This flick is totally no-frills, and, except for a cheesy ending, is utterly devoid of emoti-tard moments. Bryan (Neeson) has the brute force of Jack Bauer and the finesse and chops of Jason Bourne. To say he kicks ass is the understatement of the year. This movie is brutal, and often surprisingly so. And it clocks in at just 90 minutes, making it a quickie. Go see.