In an attempt to make a proper franchise, like the iconic Die Hard or the more recent The Expenables, the third installment attempts to improve itself from the b-style action movie that became an unexpected hit, but unlike The Expenables 3, it does this without being an over inflated hot mess. It moves away from the one hit pony of the "particular set of skills" speech that made Bryan Mills an upcoming icon, just slightly enough without completely selling out.
It caters more to it's shinning star, Liam Neeson and the type of thinking man's action hero type he's been popularizing since the first Taken.
This time around, Brian Mills has to deal with his ex-wife Lenore, played once again by Famke Janssen, being taken for the very last time. He's framed for her murder and Mills must hunt for the real killer and keep his daughter from being taken again, while being hunted himself by the LAPD lead by Forest Whitaker.
As the hunt happens we get to know Mills just a little bit more just like a good sequel should.
It's action packed, and it's about watching him work as a seasoned spy with his team of friends that have made appearances in the other films. It's also about how he oddly balances this life with the relationship of his daughter whose getting to use to this.
Hopefully, this will not be the last we see of the franchise's new direction
It caters more to it's shinning star, Liam Neeson and the type of thinking man's action hero type he's been popularizing since the first Taken.
This time around, Brian Mills has to deal with his ex-wife Lenore, played once again by Famke Janssen, being taken for the very last time. He's framed for her murder and Mills must hunt for the real killer and keep his daughter from being taken again, while being hunted himself by the LAPD lead by Forest Whitaker.
As the hunt happens we get to know Mills just a little bit more just like a good sequel should.
It's action packed, and it's about watching him work as a seasoned spy with his team of friends that have made appearances in the other films. It's also about how he oddly balances this life with the relationship of his daughter whose getting to use to this.
Hopefully, this will not be the last we see of the franchise's new direction