Review of Taken (2004) by Dylan D — 07 Jun 2013

Liam beats up everyone. All alone. And Europe is bad. Hmmmmm...

This review of Taken (2004) was written by Dylan D on 07 Jun 2013.

Taken has generally received mixed reviews.

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