Well, where to start! 'Taken' is about a retired government spy who uses his extensive experience and skills gained whilst working for the government to track down the people responsible for the kidnapping of his daughter... in a nutshell. This movie was simply awesome for an action flick, my heart raced throughout the entirety of this movie, stopping briefly to go to the toilet. Plenty of cliche bits and pieces to keep any action fan boy amused and entertained, the story was awesome, the acting, particularly from Liam Neeson was brilliant and portrayed his character with surgical precision (if that makes sense), i just loved this film. The movie is engrossing and you really feel what the main characters are going through and towards the end are genuinely concerned by what happens (well I was). I don't know why it gets rubbish reviews, sure there are certain parts where its terribly cheesy and cliche, other parts the action scenes seem slightly non-human, but that's what a good action flick is all about. Definitely go see this, it wont change your life but it will keep you blardy entertained!
Pros - Absolutely awesome action scenes! Engrossing story and characters with excellent character building from the start. It really will keep you on the edge of your seat, with your heart pounding and leaving you scared to blink in case you miss something! Pretty much everything else you would expect from an action movie but more, it actually has a good story, good acting and plenty of drama, thrill and crime chucked in for good measure.
Cons - Umm, nothing. This movie for me did all it set out to do and more! and because of this i cant really find anything wrong with it worth mentioning, if you don't like action films don't watch this, if you don't like cliche action stuff don't watch this, that's about it really. You have to see this film, worth double what you will pay to see it!
5/5 Jandals = Think the Bourne trilogy... without Damon and with class!
Watch the trailer for 'Taken' Here
2 comments:
great review bro!
cheers man, it found this film awesome, thanks for adding michael too! ^_"
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