Preview: Taken (2009)

Synopsis:

Liam Neeson plays a father whose daughter is abducted while she's on an excursion in Paris. The story follows him as he uses his estimable skills to track down and kill those who took her.

• Poster: D

Review:

Looking like a cross between The Brave One and 88 Minutes, this poster is hardly noteworthy and relatively bland.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

We've seen this kind of movie many times before, just in different packages. Where the action promised by Liam Neeson's words comes into play, I don't know. But it seems like it might be at least mildly entertaining, though the voice over in the trailer doesn't seem to be taken directly from the film.

Oscar Prospects:

Very doubtful this can hold out for 11 months.

Release Date:

• January 30, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (February 1, 2009) Original