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Taken (2008)

Directed by Pierre Morel

Action | Drama

Most recently watched by sensoria, danfinn, schofizzy, Allison, Javitron, jenerator, sleestakk

Overview

Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

Rated PG-13 | Length 94 minutes

Actors

Liam Neeson | Maggie Grace | Famke Janssen | Olivier Rabourdin | Leland Orser | Jon Gries | David Warshofsky | Holly Valance | Gérard Watkins | Arben Bajraktaraj | Xander Berkeley | Katie Cassidy | Radivoje Bukvić | Nicolas Giraud | Jalil Naciri | Goran Kostić | Camille Japy | Héléna Soubeyrand | Opender Singh | Nabil Massad | Michel Flash | Rubens Hyka | Valentin Kalaj | Christophe Kourotchkine | Anca Radici | Nathan Rippy | Tommy Spahija | Anatole Taubman | Mathieu Busson | Edwin Krüger | Fani Kolarova | Bertrand Treuil | Marc Amyot | Christy Reese | George Hertzberg | Ivette González

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Any time Luc Besson takes on a project, I am there. He didn’t direct TAKEN, but damn if his style doesn’t shine through and mix into a nice cocktail with Pierre Morel’s direction.

The action is brutal, yet choregraphed beautifully, bringing you in close enough to be brutal, yet far enough away to not be TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN’s extreme close-up, unintelligble fights. And the story is succint and with purpose: a single-minded revenge caused by a horror that most people can empathize with.

TAKEN is one of the best action films of any era.

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