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Liam Neeson stars in Taken 3
C- Liam Neeson is back for the third time as former CIA agent Bryan Mills turned vengeful ex-husband and father in Taken 3. This time, none of his loved ones have been kidnapped; instead, ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen) is murdered, and he’s the prime suspect. For once, Mills actually has an interesting adversary, but it’s not any of the Russian mobsters who actually killed Lenore, or the master criminal, whose identity is fairly easy to guess. Instead, it’s the cop chasing Mills, Forest Whitaker, who’s a lot smarter than cops in movies like this typically are. Whitaker has a lot of fun with the role, and Neeson, as usual, is believably tough as Mills.
Unfortunately, the action scenes in Taken 3 are a mess. Director Olivier Megaton uses lightning fast edits and shaky camera work to a headache-inducing fault, and it’s impossible to tell what’s going on in most of the action scenes. Usually in this type of movie, the action scenes make the film somewhat worth watching despite the ridiculous plot. Here, viewers hope the action scenes end quickly so they can see more of Neeson and Whitaker. Our full review of Taken 3 is now available on Silver Screen Cinema.
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