Taken

Pierre Morel (2007)

93min

bbfc_rating|ages_18_and_over Certificate

Review

Our Score

by Stella Papamichael

Liam Neeson became a middle-aged action hero off the back of this gritty thriller, which is directed with bristling energy by 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 in a race against time 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. 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.

Summary

An American teenager travelling through Europe is abducted by a gang of sex traffickers. However, what the kidnappers do not realise is that the girl's father is a former CIA agent, who employs all his old skills as he searches for the criminals and tries to rescue his daughter. Thriller, starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace.

Cast & Crew

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

Director Pierre Morel

Other Information

Language: English, French, Albanian, Arabic +subtitlesColourTheatrical distributor: 20th Century FoxGuidance: Violence, swearing.Available on: DVD and Blu-rayReleased on: 26 Sep 2008

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