Hollywood has been bitten by the sequel/prequel bug. Its the new money-minting trend in Hollywood. But audiences like me don't care as long as we see our favorite stars kicking some ass. I am a big fan of Liam Neeson and it goes without saying that I have loved him since I have seen Taken. So yes, I would love more and more movies like that even though they are brainless. Taken 2 was alright for me, though it did not live up to the first one (how many of them live up to the originals anyway). This time, the makers have decided to end it with a third one.They make it clear on the poster, "It ends here". It does end, but its just not a 'Taken' film. It is just another action movie.
This movie is about Bryan Mills (Neeson) taking on the people who kill his wife as the police chase him. I personally expected a thread from old movies that connects to the events happening in this movie. But apart from emotional ones, there are none. Of course the second movie had its on villain-revenge saga which was a result of first one. So a same theme would have made this predictable. But then again its Taken franchise and its Liam Neeson. So, the audience would have cared less. But this time Taken 3 turns out to be just another action movie which did not have to be a part of Taken legacy. There are some well shot action sequences as usual. But the intensity and the suspense part is not up to the mark.
Liam Neeson at his age still shows he is the boss when it comes to this kind of action movies. However that's what he has been doing in the recent years. Maggie Grace continues her panicked face daughter role. Forest Whitaker could have had a better scope than just eating bagels. Dougray Scott and Sam Spruell are in their usual type cast roles. The star cast could have been strengthened to give this trilogy a grand ending.
I am rating the movie high because I love Liam Neeson. But this could have been better, the director and writer could have taken their time and ended it in style.
This movie is about Bryan Mills (Neeson) taking on the people who kill his wife as the police chase him. I personally expected a thread from old movies that connects to the events happening in this movie. But apart from emotional ones, there are none. Of course the second movie had its on villain-revenge saga which was a result of first one. So a same theme would have made this predictable. But then again its Taken franchise and its Liam Neeson. So, the audience would have cared less. But this time Taken 3 turns out to be just another action movie which did not have to be a part of Taken legacy. There are some well shot action sequences as usual. But the intensity and the suspense part is not up to the mark.
Liam Neeson at his age still shows he is the boss when it comes to this kind of action movies. However that's what he has been doing in the recent years. Maggie Grace continues her panicked face daughter role. Forest Whitaker could have had a better scope than just eating bagels. Dougray Scott and Sam Spruell are in their usual type cast roles. The star cast could have been strengthened to give this trilogy a grand ending.
I am rating the movie high because I love Liam Neeson. But this could have been better, the director and writer could have taken their time and ended it in style.