Review of Taken 3 (2014) by Leon B — 19 Jul 2015

Review:

I never get bored of watching Liam Neeson kicking butt! In this movie he gets framed for a murdering his ex-wife, who he still has feelings for, so he goes on the hunt to find the true killers, whilst being hunted down by the cops. His daughters life is also in danger so he seeks help from his old combat buddies to fight against the Russian mafia. I quite enjoyed this movie because of the great action scenes and Neesons "One Man Army" mentality. The storyline wasn't bad and you do get to see more of an human side of Neesons "Stone Cold" character. I just don't understand why the baddies always have to be Russian! Anyway, Whitaker is playing his usual intense role as the cop heading his unit to catch Neeson, who keeps on slipping through there fingers. He does crack a smile in a few of the scenes, for once but his performance is the same in a lot of his movies. After watching the first 2 films in this franchise, it was good to finally see Neesons old unit play a part in catching the baddies. Even his daughter has a hand in hunting down the Russians but Neeson still has to risk his life to find the culprit of the brutal murder. When all of the pieces come together, the showdown at the end was great and the various twists made it a joy to watch. Basically it's what it says on the tin so if you was into the first 2 movies, you will know what to expect from this one. Enjoyable!

Round-Up:

At 63 years old, Neeson is still an impressive action man who has some great fighting skills, mixed with a intense persona. He's made over 90 movies in his career which started in 1978 in Pilgrims Progress and he has recently become a bankable action hero which is a great achievement for someone over 60. He has also played a part in some comedy movies like the Ted franchise, the Lego Movie, A Million Ways To Die In The West and Anchorman 2 so he obviously has a sense of humour under his hard man image. The movie was directed by a French director (Olivier Megaton) who brought you films like Taken 2, Colombiana and Transporter 3 so he's not new to making action movies. The great Luc Beeson, who brought you the brilliant Leon, also wrote and produced this movie and you could see a lot of his traits throughout the film. To be honest, I wasn't that surprised with the outcome of this film because all of them have the same type of concept with Neeson saving the day but I still enjoy them, along with the famous one liners which will go down in movie history.

Budget: $48million.

Worldwide Gross: $326million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their action/ thrillers movies about a former CIA agent whose been framed for a murdering his ex-wife. 6/10.