Taken 2
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Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the ex-CIA operative who stopped at nothing to rescue his daughter from sadistic kidnappers.
- Starring: Luke Grimes, Liam Neeson
- Directed by: Olivier Megaton
- Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
- Release year: 2012
- Studio: Fox
Liam Neeson is back as retired CIA Operative, Bryan Mills in Taken 2. In
2008, director Pierre Morel, working from a Luc Besson script, helped
cement the actor’s credibility as a go-to action star with the original Taken. Unlike his heroic adventures in franchise films like Star Wars: Episode 1 and Batman Begins, Taken
put Neeson front and center in a storyline that would succeed or fail
based on the actor’s ability to remain likable and engaging – while his
character ruthlessly killed and/or tortured a steady stream of bad guys.
A smart story, paired with Neeson’s charm and Mills’ unrelenting
brutality proved to be a winning combination for audiences.
Can director Olivier Megaton capture the same balance of thrilling
action and engaging character drama – dispelling concerns that Taken 2 is an unnecessary sequel attempting to extend an already thin set-up?
