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Liam Neeson
Famke Janssen
Maggie Grace
Leland Orser
Rade Serbedzija
Luke Grimes

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After rescuing his daughter from a dangerous group of kidnappers, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills and his wife find themselves at the mercy of kidnappers while in Istanbul - led by the father or one of the men he killed saving his daughter. -- Chris Kavan

10/21/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

"I'm tired of this."

This is the continuation of Taken and it picks up where the previous film leaves off with a group of men in Albania attending a funeral, mourning the men ex-CIA operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), killed while searching for his daughter. During the ceremony, Murad Krasniqi (Rade Šerbedžija), the employer of the men and father of Marko, a victim whom Bryan killed by electrocution, states that they will find Bryan to avenge the deaths of their loved ones. He has strong connections and he wants Mills and his family to pay and is willing to forgive the fact that his dead son was involved in human trafficking.


As you might have guess, Liam Neeson once again plays the role of a stoic warrior with a mad set of skills, whose only weakness is a soft spot for his beloved daughter Kim (Maggie...

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10/18/2012 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Taken 2 review

Bryan Mills (Neeson) brings Kim (Grace) and Lenore (Janssen) to Instanbul. The parents of Kim get abducted, then after Bryan escapes he finds Lenore. A huge departure from the original installment since this had a coyish screenplay and a slow start for its genre. It was funny that the abductors didn't do anything when they heard Bryan on the phone and how amazing a driver Kim was. The product place of Mercedes was overly emphasized during the car chase. It likewise lacks an interesting and gruesome antagonist. Good points for the soundtrack and somewhat lacking action, which focused more on the father daughter relationship. Action fans will be disappointed with Taken 2 since there was less fight scenes and lack of innovative ideas for this lackluster sequel. A lousy picture of re...

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