I had wanted to see Taken 2 since I realised there was going to be a Taken 2. I had loved the first film in the series and therefore was keen to see the next offering. I had planned to go to the cinema to see it but what with one thing and another I never ended up there. However, I mentioned to a friend last week that I really wanted to see Taken 2 so last night we got a takeaway and rented it. We rented in through the xbox where it cost something around £5 - this is quite high but it was more convenient for us to do this. This is a film only review. ==Plot== Bryan Mills is an ex CIA agent. He is living in America and is carrying on with everyday ...  Read the complete review

FILM REVIEW ONLY (I saw this at the cinema and so cannot comment on the DVD extras etc) ~Spoiler Alert~ This review mentions parts of the fim and also parts of the first film, though I would assume if you are reading this you have already seen the first one. :) Cast: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace Director: Olivier Megaton Length: 92 mins Rating: 12A Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller Plot As this is a sequel, the plot is connected somewhat to the original movie. In the original movie teenager Kim Mills (Maggie Grace) goes on holiday to Paris with a friend and is kidnapped up by a sex slave gang. During ...  Read the complete review

This is a film only review. The original Taken was a great film with Liam Neeson bringing a hard cynical edge to the lead character and in 2008 it was probably one of the best action films to be released only really being eclipsed by the Bourne films in my opinion. Taken also had the very powerful phone scene where Neeson uttered the famous "I will find you" speech to his daughters kidnappers. Unfortunately Taken 2 falls into the usual pitfalls that often curse a follow up film. It lacks an original and credible storyline and it also suffers from a really clumsy plot that tries to shoe horn in a romantic angle and also leaves the barn door wide open ...  Read the complete review

I was quite taken with Taken when I saw it back in 2008. It was one of those guilty pleasure films that required you to do nothing more than sit back, take your brain out of gear and watch Liam Neeson shoot people. What's not to like? Clearly I was not alone and the film generated enough cash to produce the inevitable sequel. Unfortunately, a few small, but crucial changes to the formula means that second time around, I'm not too taken with Taken 2. In an unlikely sequence of events, ex-CIA operative Brian Mills invites his ex-wife and daughter to Istanbul. On arrival, Brian and his wife are promptly kidnapped by the revenge-seeking relatives of ...  Read the complete review

Taken......again. You would think that to be kidnapped once in a lifetime is pretty bad luck, but for it to happen to your family twice, well, someone's really got it in for you if that's the case!! Taken 2 follows on very nicely from the first Taken film and if you're not a big fan of sequels I have to say that this one was quite good and well worth watching although I felt it was quite similar to the first movie in a way. The story goes like this, "Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills. the ex-CIA operative who stopped at nothing to rescue his daughter from sadistic kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, ...  Read the complete review