![]() ![]() Leaving the theater, viewers won’t feel as fulfilled as they did with “Taken.” The first film was something completely new and unprecedented. It looks very much like pieces of a movie trailer, only without images of characters or the story. There’s also a very strange opening to the film with flashing blue lights, a sharp and uneasy sound and the opening credits. But when things get closer to street level and Neeson is seeking out his wife, it’s confusing and hard to follow where he is. ![]() ![]() Sunsets in Istanbul are a mark of beauty. Many of the scenery shots in the film of Turkey are exceptional. Similar to Grace’s role in the first film, she’s the one that needs to be saved. She’s a joy to watch on screen.įramke Janssen, as Lenore, lays on the ground and groans for the majority of the movie. She runs a lot, similarly to the prequel, but she actually has lines that matter. Grace, as Mills’ daughter, does a much better job in the sequel than in the first movie. He doesn’t have the great awesome monologue he had in the first movie – no “I will find you, and I will kill you” moment – but he does deliver the harsh and direct lines that have made the actor into the modern-day action legend that he is. They make it into somewhat of a standalone film, and less of a sequel. ![]() Writers Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen do well in establishing this new scenario for the characters. The plot feels different and isn’t the same movie in any sense. In fact, his daughter is the one helping him out. Instead, the plot is fresh and new with Mills and his wife Lenore being captured instead of their daughter. Unlike other sequels of the past, “Taken 2” doesn’t follow the direct same pattern as the first movie. A group of Albanians, family members and friends of the men killed by Mills in the first movie, set out for revenge to capture Mills and his family. It’s when Mills heads abroad to Istanbul and invites his family over that things turn sour. Now, he lives the easy life of washing cars, teaching his daughter how to drive and protecting international political figures. Mills, once upon a time, saved his daughter Kim (played by Maggie Grace) from an Albanian sex-trafficking group within 72 hours using his experience from years working for the CIA and a handful of now-classic one-liners. “Taken 2” is the story of Bryan Mills, an obsessive-compulsive everyday guy with a background in kicking ass and taking names. The first official trailer was released on June 21, 2012.There is nothing wrong with “Taken 2” as a standalone film.Ĭompared to its predecessor, though, it’s kind of flat. It currently holds a rating of 9% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews, much less than Taken's 58%. With Lenore held hostage and Kim on the run, Mills must utilize all his lethal skills to rescue them and eliminate any who are seeking revenge against him.įilming took place throughout early 2012, with scenes depicting Neeson and Grace's characters in Los Angeles being shot in JanuaryĮarly reviews of Taken 2 have been negative. The happy reunion turns sour when Lenore is taken by people working for Murad Hoxha (Rade Šerbedžija), the employer of the men working in the Paris building where Kim's friend, Amanda, was found dead and the father of Marko Hoxha, whom Bryan killed in the previous film. A year after the events in Paris, on a trip to Istanbul, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) gets a surprise visit from his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), and his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen). ![]()
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