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Taken
Pierre Morel
(2007)
93min
18 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Stella Papamichael
Liam Neeson turns middle-aged action hero (and energised his career) 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 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. 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.
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
Lenore
Famke Janssen
Kim
Maggie Grace
Sam
Leland Orser
Stuart
Xander Berkeley
Amanda
Katie Cassidy
Sheerah
Holly Valance
Jean-Claude
Olivier Rabourdin
Director
Pierre Morel
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Other Information
Language:
English, French, Albanian, Arabic +subtitles
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
20th Century Fox
Guidance:
Violence.
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
26 Sep 2008
Drama
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