Review of Taken 2 (2012) by Tokyochuchu — 06 May 2013
Taken 2 is unbelievably disappointing. It starts out promisingly; the hero is just as likable as in first film and the new villain has a sensible, efficient motivation. Unfortunately, the film goes badly wrong when the action starts.
The fights and car chases that follow are all generic and unexciting. Worse still, some of the logic in the movie is stupefying... A girl without a driver's license can suddenly drive like Jason Bourne, repeatedly setting off grenades in a metropolitan area does no damage and alerts minimal security and apparently, driving through a US embassy checkpoint at high speed, thus causing soldiers to open fire warrants no detention or subsequent investigation.
What a total mess of a movie! The first one was classic. This one is utter jank.
This review of Taken 2 (2012) was written by Tokyochuchu on 06 May 2013.
Taken 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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