Review of Taken 2 (2012) by Barnet42 — 14 Oct 2012
The original "Taken" was a classic example of a guilty pleasure film, that somehow ceased to be guilty because so many people found pleasure in it. "Taken 2", with its incomprehensible action sequences and a script possibly dumber than the first, will be far more of a guilty pleasure, as it never reaches the hilarious heights of the first one's Neeson rampage.
Even so, the main reason the first one was such a success was that we got to see Neeson kill everyone while playing it completely straight, and that's still present here. There's even an interesting inversion of the first film's premise at one point.
"Taken 2" is stupider than the first film, but luckily for this series, being stupid is one of its advantages.
This review of Taken 2 (2012) was written by Barnet42 on 14 Oct 2012.
Taken 2 has generally received mixed reviews.
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