- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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3 out of 5
Liam Neeson turns middle-aged action hero in this gritty thriller from French director Pierre Morel. Neeson's brow is creased with furious intent as he plays an ex-covert operative who runs, kicks, shoots and punches a bloody swathe through Paris to find the men who've kidnapped his daughter (Maggie Grace). It soon becomes apparent that she's the victim of a major sex-trafficking operation, but any attempt to engage with this serious issue is drowned out by the crash, bang, wallop of bad guys (invariably swarthy immigrants) being dispatched. That's surely the influence of co-writer/producer Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), although Morel does counter the ludicrous Rambo-style moments with a bristling, raw energy to his camerawork. The physical punishment Neeson inflicts is almost palpable, but to his credit it's never at the expense of conveying his own sense of pain.
Plot Summary
Action drama starring Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who calls upon his tried-and-tested skills in a race-against-time bid to rescue his daughter from the sex traffickers who have kidnapped her during a holiday in France.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Bryan Mills
- Liam Neeson
- Kim
- Maggie Grace
- Lenore
- Famke Janssen
- Sam
- Leland Orser
- Casey
- Jonathan Gries
- Bernie
- David Warshofsky
- Diva
- Holly Valance
- Amanda
- Katie Cassidy
- Stuart
- Xander Berkeley
- Jean-Claude
- Olivier Rabourdin
- Patrice St Clair
- Gérard Watkins
- Marko
- Arben Bajraktaraj
Crew
- Director
- Pierre Morel
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