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Taken
Pierre Morel
(2007)
93min
bbfc_rating|ages_18_and_over Certificate
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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
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Other Information
Language:
English, French, Albanian, Arabic +subtitles
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
20th Century Fox
Guidance:
Violence, swearing.
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
26 Sep 2008
Drama
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