MOVIE: TAKEN [2008]

REVIEW: 127
MOVIE: TAKEN [2008]
Genre: Action/Thriller
Cast: Liam Neeson,Maggie Grace
Director: Pierre Morel
IMDb rating: 7.8/10
Deeps rating: 7.5/10
Verdict: A racy thriller with some slick action.

#PLOT.
  Bryan Mills [Liam Neeson],is a retired CIA field agent who loves his daughter Kim [Maggie Grace],more than anything in life.Even though divorced he manages to spend quality time with his ex-wife and daughter.Kim decides on a trip to Paris along with her friend and asks Bryan for his permission.A reluctant Bryan finally agrees just to make her daughter happy,but warns her about Paris and instructs her to be in touch with him always.Kim and her friend gets kidnapped during this tour by Albanian sex trafficking ring and in her final message to her father,Kim yells through the phone, the description about her abductor.Bryan talks with the abductors and warns them that he would go to any extend to reach them and free his daughter.But the mafia group failed to realize that Bryan is a man with special talent and one of the most talented CIA operatives ever.

#POSITIVES.
1. The main highlight of this movie is that the movie is so pacy without wasting any time for any drama.As the plot is meant as an action thriller,the makers successfully delivers the exact package as they promised.
2. Top notch performance fro Liam Neeson.Great action moves without being so loud or over animated.
3. Lovable display by Maggie Grace,perfectly fits into the role of an innocent teenage girl.
4. Slick action,great technical work all the way.Neat and tidy....

#NEGATIVES.
1. Well one man against just too many can question your logic sometimes but after all you watch a movie for fun and so why  worry too much about logic.

#BOX OFFICE.
   The movie received generally positive reviews around the world.The movie opened well in North America and continued well in the coming weeks grossing around $145 million.The movie was a tremendous success in other markets too mainly in Asian countries.The movie grossed $226 million worldwide against a budget of $25 million.The stupendous success of this movie prompted the makers to come with a sequel in 2012 called Taken 2.The sequel too was such a huge hit that a third one called Taken 3 was released in 2014.

TIP OF THE DAY: ONE FATHER IS MORE THAN A HUNDRED BODYGUARDS.