A hard, but yet old man.

Taken



They took his daughter. He'll take their lives.

For another fast paced, hard man based thriller, this film was actually really bloody good.

Pierre Morel's 2008/2009 film stars Liam Neeson, a former MI5 spy who has his daughter taken by some very nasty french folk. The film follows an easy enough strategy, man has kid, kid gets taken, man kills everything in his way to get kid... and so on.

Although the plotline is predictable, the film surprises in many ways. The locations are all shot perfectly which gives the film a sense of realism, camerawork is neat and tidy, while frantic in climatic scenes. The cast is also very proficcent, adding even more to the realism factor.
Also without giving away the story, the plot is better than your average 'bourne style' romp, with Neeson employing clever tactics that would outsmart james bond himself. And as for his daughter.... she gets a really rough deal. Theres no cuddly overtones here, just a gritty image of what youd expect human trafficking to really be like, which is terrifyingly dark.

On problem i did have was with the ending, and while ill try not to reveal too much.... its absolutely fucking ridiculous to say that a man who has killed countless of people (even in the name of saving his daughter), some rich and powerful, doesnt see ANY consequences.... any at all.

This film would have been a 9/10, but the ending pushes it down to an 8.5.