![]() Now, it's his father, Murad Krasniqi (Rade Serbedzija), who's out for revenge. Previously, we had a detestable bad guy who made his fortune kidnapping girls and selling them as sex slaves. ![]() ![]() The villain is second-rate and too old for the final confrontation to be physical. The first Taken was more energetic this one seems obligatory in every detail. Standard stuff that's executed competently but with little flair. This offers little more than a guy running around shooting people with the occasional fist fight or car chase thrown in for variety. The action in Taken 2 isn't exactly James Bond or Jason Bourne intense. Neeson's trajectory appears similar and, when his career is over, Taken 2 will be nothing more than a footnote. But, because bad movies often pay well for the participation of respected talent, he reaped the benefits and has been able to enjoy a long and comfortable retirement. Although Hackman is rightly remembered as a good actor, he appeared in a lot of schlock. Neeson's recent resume reminds me of Gene Hackman's in the '80s and '90s, when he accepted nearly every role presented to him. But, hey, he could always be sitting behind a desk instead of getting a free vacation to Turkey. If Neeson seemed to be going through the motions in Taken, that's doubly the case here, where it's apparent from body language and facial expressions that he'd rather be anywhere else. Taken 2 is more of the same, except a little bigger, a little dumber, and a little less invigorating. Taken 2 was given a more prestigious October release date and North American viewers were not left waiting around for months to experience Liam Neeson's latest adventures in ass kicking. The one exception, director Pierre Morel, was replaced by Olivier Megaton who, like Morel, has a long-term relationship with producer/co-writer Luc Besson (the French Jerry Bruckheimer). Pretty much everyone returned with enhanced pay checks. Taken 2, one of those sequels that exists purely because its predecessor made money, received A-list treatment. opening occurred months after it had bowed in Europe. ![]() $145 million later, Fox had a different opinion of the French-made film, whose U.S. The original Taken, released in the United States in early 2009, was never intended to be anything more than a January throw-away. ![]()
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