Taken 3 (2014) User Reviews

"Don't Be Such A Pessimist" (Cool Dialog)

[A_Different_Drummer · 7/10 · 23 January 2015]

Let's review.

(Quoting from my IMDb reviews of the first two) Taken 1 was one of those unexpected surprises that keeps the wheels in Tinseltown turning. It turned Neeson, a very competent actor, into filmdom's oldest and newest action hero. A neat trick. It was actually a very well made product and even with all the attention, still under-rated. It was better than people thought.

OK, to be clear. Neeson was not getting any younger and when offered Taken 2, he took it. Sorry for the pun. Taken 2 was not so much a film as an IQ test. If you thought it was in the same class as Taken 1, you failed the test. Sorry. The truth hurts.

To atone for Taken 2, Neeson did the Tombstone flic. It was great and showed the world he was still an A-list actor. Apology accepted.

Hollywood never ever leaves money on the table. Which brings us to Taken 3. Not really a Taken movie, more of what you would expect if they wanted to do a TV series on the Neeson character and they started with a long pilot.

It is much better than Taken 2 but then again so is footage of your dog's birthday party.

It is not bad. Depends on your expectations.

High expectations, you will not be happy.

Bored and want to spend time with Liam?You could do worse.

Not a bad end to a fun trilogy

[Arcturus1980 · 7/10 · 11 January 2015]

Taken 3 is a step down from Taken 2, itself a lesser film than the original. But that is to be expected and forgiven. The title could be considered an unimaginative misnomer, but it makes marketing sense.

Aside from the part of Stuart (husband to Famke Janssen's Lenore), the casting is consistent. The addition of Forest Whitaker as a smart cop is for me something of a saving grace since Taken 3 offers up absurdities without question. On reflection, however, the plot has enough coherence to do the trilogy justice. Moreover, it is a joy to see Liam Neeson in this role again.

The director Olivier Megaton has an irksome penchant for frenetic, up-close, disorienting action sequences whereby shots are rarely longer than two seconds. He was a little better in this regard for Taken 2, which had the benefit of superior choreography.

Another personal point of contention is the casting of Sam Spruell as the top Russian villain. He has not an imposing physical constitution and quite frankly brings to mind Jim Carrey, who sported the same haircut in the Dumb and Dumber movies. Not at all what I want in a villain.

I generally enjoy the films I see, and this one—notwithstanding the negatives—is no exception. However, I would not recommend it for people who are more stern in matters of taste.

Very thrilling and violent picture with a sensational Liam Neeson as relentless avenger father

[ma-cortes · 6/10 · 17 January 2019]

Spectacular and moving following starred by the retired CIA operative Mills (Liam Neeson) with plenty of action-packed , thrills , suspense , violence and high body-count . This is a nice sequel released six years after the first , here Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife Lenore (Famke Janssen married to financer Stuart St. John : Dougray Scott ) is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered . Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police (law enforcement : Forest Whitaker , Don Harvey , Dylan Bruno) . For one last time, Mills must use his "particular set of skills," to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now - his daughter. Meanwhile , his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) is pregnant and really affected for the killing . Shortly after , Mills is rescuing his daughter from the vicious killers . Then , Bryan enlists his daughter to help him and attempts to clear his name and he swears revenge and retaliation against the murdererers . He confronts his nasty enemies in order to find it out and is forced to once again take up violent means to survive . Mills takes the law on his own hands and acting as a merciless revenger . As he faces off a feared villian called Oleg Malinkov (Sam Spruell) , an ex-soldier who was in the Russian army when they invaded Afghanistan . First, they took his daughter. Now, they're coming for him. It Ends Here. They want revenge, They chose the wrong guy. This time, they come for him.

Nail-biting and extremely violent film with a phenomenal Liam Neeson as an implacable avenger daddy .This stirring film contains intrigue , thrills, chills, frenetic action, shootouts , long run time car pursuits , car crashes , and violent fights . From start to finish the noisy action and fast movement are unstopped . Liam Neeson acting as hard-rock , two-fisted retired agent is top-notch , doing all his own fight sequences for the movie , he is the wronged father who must lay his life on the line to protect his intimate family against time and an army of ominous Russian mobsters . Being well accompanied by Maggie Grace as daughter and Famke Janssen in a brief acting as his ex-wife , repeating efficiently their previous roles . Secondary cast is frankly good, such as : Forest Whitaker , Dougray Scott , Sam Spruell , Don Harvey ,David Warshofsky , Jon Gries , and Leland Orser , among others . Nice cinematography by cameraman Eric Kress , using Steadicam and zooms with numerous locations from Los Angeles . The musician Nathaniel Mechaly creates a thrilling , moving soundtrack fitting to frantic action . Lavishly produced by the successful French producer and director Luc Besson from his production company Eurocorps . The trilogy is formed by ¨Taken 1¨ (2008) by Pierre Morel with Maggie Grace , Xander Berkeley , Holy Valance , Katie Cassidy ; in which a gang of human traffickers abduct Kim who barely has time to call her dad and give him information about an Albanese kidnapper and then Bryan seeks vendetta . ¨Taken 2¨ (2012) by Oliver Megathon with D.B. Sweeney ,Luke Grimes , Jon Gries , Rade Serbedzija , set in Istanbul in which Bryan and Lenore are abducted by the Albanian father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. And this final "Taken 3" movie in the trilogy, at least this is what is expected at the time of production and release . This trilogy was shot as an R-rated film, but edited down to a PG-13 for its theatrical reléase .

The flick was compellingly directed by Oliver Meghaton who had previously directed other nice action films, such as ¨Taken 2¨, ¨Transporter 3¨ with Jason Statham , ¨The red siren¨ with Asia Argento and ¨Colombiana¨ with Zoe Saldana , also produced by Luc Besson . Megaton was formerly a graffiti artist and took his name from his birthday : the 6th of August 1965 is the 20th anniversary of the dropping of the Hiroshima A-bomb . Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than average sequel , well worth seeing . The picture will appeal to explosive action fans and Liam Neeson fans .

Taken

[0U · 20 February 2020]

This is my biggest guilty pleasure of all time, I know this film is God awful, from the directing to the writing and the stereotypical villain but I honestly don't care it was just popcorn entertainment and seeing Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills is always good. The plot of this film is basically the plot of The Fugitive. This film is so bad it's good and that's why I give this film 6/10.

A better made film than its predecessor

[erroll1707 · 7/10 · 8 January 2015]

For the fans of Liam Neeson, a good treat to watch. For others just another predictable action flick. From the start we have actors putting on a show with guns and muscles, with beautiful cars and many amazing street scene's depicting LA, this is an amazing third for a franchisee. What i loved the most was the introduction, where perfect shot photograph's of the most loved city capturing the night lights were displayed. On the negative side, the cameras were shot at a very close angle, the plot had not enough depth and was very predictable just like its antecedent. Hope everyone enjoys this one for a first film of the year.

questionable plot, enjoyable action

[thefolenangel · 6/10 · 23 January 2015]

Bryan Mills, this guy just can't get a break. Ultimately we can say this guy is bad luck Brian.

I have a few questions for the plot, most important is, where did the boyfriend of the daughter go, for the whole movie?Other than that you can not say that the movie is bad, however is not a plot masterpiece.

This movie is kinda indifferent towards itself. Nelson has to use his "skills" one more time, we see action, explosions and naked ladies.

However the feeling that this movie is made for profit does not leave us, during the whole cinematic experience. The movie feels empty, both of fun and development.

The best thing about this is probably Nelson, who at this age still can look as bad ass as ever.

Final judgment: enjoyable, but don't have big expectations.

Bagels

[CowherPowerForever · 7/10 · 14 January 2015]

Nearly seven years after the first film became a surprise hit, we are onto the second Taken sequel. While the story lines might be getting thinner, the fun and excitement is still there, for the most part. The film is certainly not the best of the series, but in my opinion it is a step up from Taken 2. The Following is my review of Taken 3.

Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen are both back for this sequel. Both of these writers also wrote the first and second films of this series. While no one is actually Taken in this film, all the characters we are use to seeing are back. This time around Bryan Mills(Liam Neeson) is accused of murdering his ex-wife, and of course he will not stop until he finds out who set him up. The story is actually pretty good and with some fabulous acting the down time early in the film moves by nicely. The film also features some nice plot twists that add an element that usually is not in these Taken films. While I must admit the ideas are getting old, the execution here is overall very good. Besson and Kaem do another good job of writing a Taken film.

The film was directed by Olivier Megaton, who also directed Taken 2. His shooting style of somewhat shaky camera nature is off putting though. The bigger action scenes with the car chases just don't look that well in motion, and this time around it seems they used some extra CG to scale down the budget. This makes for less beautiful action sequences. The hand to hand combat action scenes though are shot amazingly and are a big highlight of the film. As I mentioned above the film is slow in spots, but that slowdown is at the beginning of the film as they are building up the story. With fantastic actors like Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Leland Orser, and many others, the acting aspects of the film really hold the film together. Overall, Megaton does a good job on this film, but the bigger action sequences just don't look as well as they have in the past.

The film was composed by Nathaniel Mechaly who has scored all of the Taken films. His work in this film is actually very good. A nice step up from the score in the previous Taken film. When the action hits so does this score. It really draws you into the film in ways films in this general generally don't. The depth on this score by Mechaly is great and really a fun score all around.

In closing, this Taken film was billed as the final film of the franchise, but I highly doubt this series will end now. As long as there is money to be made, and as long as Liam Neeson wants to keep making them, they will likely keep milking this series. The film is not bad, and while it is not the best of the series and the ideas are getting worse, this film in my opinion is better than Taken 2. Fans of the series, like myself, will ignore the critics trashing this film and go see it anyway. Frankly, this is the best idea. The major critics always love trashing films like this, so their opinions are useless. The film is a good fun adventure and is well worth the price of admission.

7.4/10

I got dizzy watching this movie

[mablekos · 3/10 · 12 March 2015]

One of the worst movie editing I've ever seen in my life for an action movie. That killed the movie for me. I think they should just withdraw Taken 2 and Taken 3 and admit that they should have stopped at the first one.

This movie was so boring, and when you expected to see some action scenes, you were getting yourself in the paranoid mind of a director who wanted to experiment on the poor audience. My eyes still hurt from the crappy editing of this movie.

Guys please stop here, enough, no more Taken sequels. With each one of them you're killing the hype that the first one created.

A Good Movie- Opposite as too what the People/Critics are Saying.

[rafay-01 · 8/10 · 9 January 2015]

At First When I saw the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a few on IMDb, critics and people were giving Taken 3 a negative review and boasting about how bad it is and that they're should be an end to the Taken Series. Being a Liam Neeson Fan I still decided to go see the movie. Let Me tell you they're are a few vague scenes but the movie with a good cast has turned out to be fine totally opposite as too what the critics are telling us. I cannot understand how it's directing is incoherent, as said by the people. Liam Neeson being an experienced actor knows what he's doing. But then everybody has his own opinion. So in opinion, go out there and watch Taken 3; trust me it's great.

So terrible it was actually funny

[Mindu15 · 3/10 · 12 January 2015]

3 stars might be a little harsh seeing as I did enjoy this film, but I enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons. Seemed like a movie made by idiots for idiots. Anyone who is mildly intelligent will find it laughable.

Where do I start, the way this film was shot was poor at best, no scene lasted longer the 3 minutes to try and achieve the same relentless pace we enjoyed from the first Taken movie. This was even worse during any action sequence where there would be about 20 different shots in a space of 30 seconds showing pretty much the same event from pointless angles.

The dialogue, so cheesy, they put in every cliché line from any action movie you can think of, one dimensional characters sounding like idiots. There was a moment in this film where Mills plugs in a USB into a LAPD computer and the computers voices says "You are currently accessing the LAPD hidden files" just in case people in the cinema missed this.

This movie treats its audience like they are slow, and I feel you actually have to be to enjoy it for what it is. Some of the actions sequences were so unrealistic even a 9 your boy would find it a push to believe let alone us adults. Poor way to end a dying trilogy. Hopefully it will now stay dead.

"It ends here" is good advice

[rogerdarlington · 11 January 2015]

In the beginning, former special forces expert Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) found that his daughter was taken in Paris while, in the sequel, he himself was taken in Istanbul. Clearly Neeson took a bit of persuading to play the role a third time, but it would appear that three factors persuaded him: first, he didn't want to do any travelling this time (so all the shooting -in both senses of the word - is in the overly-familiar Los Angeles where he goes "down the rabbit hole"); second, apparently he didn't think anyone should be taken this time (and the writers obeyed the injunction until near the end when they just couldn't resist any more); and third, he wanted the money.

This is a movie which divides the critics and the public: the former have been very condescending about it but the later enjoy Mills using his special skills again and again (and you can't really blame them). The bad guys here are (mostly) Russians who have terrible accents and awful clothes (especially underwear), but it is always a pleasure to see Forest Whitaker (an intelligent member of the LAPD who knows the significance of a warm bagel). The tag line in the advertisements for "Taken 3" is "It ends here" and I think that would be a sensible decision (although I wouldn't guarantee it).

The end that does not justify the means

[sujanfaster · 7/10 · 9 January 2015]

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.

Entertaining but nothing new

[a_sad_cow · 7/10 · 26 January 2015]

You get to see more Liam Neeson doing what Liam Neeson does best. Support cast have their spotlight time and an overall fun time is had by all.

Only real problem is that the story is very contrived with no real point. The bad guys exist solely to provide character development for our main characters. The bad guys are just as bad as they need to be but no more.

I was hoping we'd see a Hannibal Lecter caliber character by this point but...meh. Not that the actors that played them did a bad job, I just wish it'd been better written.

The Trilogy makes a great attempt to step up the franchise.

[bbickley13-921-58664 · 7/10 · 9 January 2015]

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

*half-time report*

[qevindee · 6/10 · 4 February 2015]

wait!! anyone thinks 10 stars is biased, ludicrous or, excuse my Welsh, plain mental, i'll thank thee, here, with me brook for the now-part no disputant. indeed entreat, at this your servant's hour-in juncture, nothing less than a whimsical forbearance. and why not! i am in all sooth, dear brethren, thus far unqualified, of critique embryonic, parsimoniously previous, but at the risk of committing unto such, i guess the word be 'foeticide', i have marked of late a weight of groans and growing moans from certain pundit quarters regarding a fare and pretty gamut of the motion picture's elements, and yet so far, that's right, as i, with Taken 3, am yet "scarce half made up!" (note the quote?) i say "pish-tush and Pooh, you detractors** you!" because (again, only SO FAR, mark you) i think it's fopping' great! xx (** for 'detractors' read 'miserable, talentless nonces')

A satisfying end to a thrilling franchise.

[Anurag-Shetty · 8/10 · 10 January 2015]

Taken 3 continues with the story of Bryan Mills(Liam Neeson). Bryan's ex-wife, Lenore St. John(Famke Janssen) is murdered. The law enforcement authorities suspect that Bryan is the one who murdered her. Now, it is up to Bryan to evade the cops led by Franck Dotzler(Forest Whitaker), find his ex-wife's true killers to clear his name & protect his daughter, Kim Mills(Maggie Grace).

Taken 3 is an action packed & thrilling movie. The action sequences are tense, edge of the seat & have been superbly crafted. Taken 3 is better than Taken 2(2012) but, doesn't quite reach the heights of Taken(2008). The chase sequences are breathtaking, especially in the climax of the film. A note on the performances. Liam Neeson is outstanding as Bryan Mills. Forest Whitaker is great as Franck Dotzler. Famke Janssen is impressive as Lenore St. John. Maggie Grace is spectacular as Kim Mills. Grace's performance is one of the highlights of the film. Dougray Scott is good as Stuart St. John. Taken 3 is a must watch for action movie buffs & fans of the Taken franchise. The series ends with a bang. You will not be disappointed.

Worth watching it!

[svenchrist619 · 7/10 · 13 February 2015]

The story of Brian Mills comes full circle. But is he finished? As a movie franchise I believe it is worn out. This movie although packed with action, fights and shooting, is a little worse than the last, which was already worse than the first.

I like Liam Neeson as an action actor because he is a little different than the usual suspects, but I hope Luc Besson doesn't make this another Transporter. I had a lot of expectations regarding this movie but I was a little disappointed but the story which tends to be predictable.

Forest Whitaker is always a good addition to the group, making it a little better, but even he – the ever suspicious FBI detective, tend to just follow Liam's character as he moves the script around.

It is a good action movie but don't get your hopes up. It won't last in your memory.

Excellent!

[m1965 · 21 January 2016]

I love this series. I can't for life of me understand why anybody would review this poorly, yet I see bad reviews. Clearly those people are nitpicking. This is a classy action film. It follows really well in the footsteps of those that proceeded it. Liam Neeson is just a great action star. He knows when to pour it on, and when to back off so it's not too much. That's really important in this genre, because any misstep can easily make the movie look phony, cheap - or just bad acting.

The only absurd part of the movie was the swapping out of actors for Stuart St. John's part. The first movie had him as a kind, old balding man and in this film he's been transformed into a suave, young, tanned husband. Huh? It serves the movie well, but doesn't follow what we saw in the first film with any accuracy.

This movie has all the essential elements of the first TAKEN - just distributed slightly differently. Forest Whitaker adds a nice touch.

This is an action movie worth watching. Hollywood - please make TAKEN 4!!

Have not yet met a sequel that is better than the first one. Nor is this one

[Arik_P · 7/10 · 10 January 2015]

Have not yet met a sequel that is better than the first one.Taken 1 was thee best. Taken 2 was great Taken 3 is OK-ish.Why? because there is not same sense of urgency .In previous movies Liam tried to prevent a murder or death here he tries to find the killer and clear himself. That's the big difference, and it has a huge impact on how one perceives the movie. Yes, a lot of action is there . A! LOT! Well done and well balanced.I hope there will be a Taken 4 that will put a final end to the series. Not because I do not like them, but, Liam is not getting younger.To cast Forest Whitaker in the as the police inspector was genius.Forest Whitaker is great ( in everything he does).So lets go for Taken 4??? Yes.

Typical of Liam Neeson

[mysteryman937 · 7/10 · 28 January 2015]

Liam Neeson doing what he does best.I am a big fan of him so I might be a bit biased. But it was decent action flick.

Not better than previous ones but still entertaining. This time story(plot) is even a let down from Taken 2 but fun is there.

Overall cast was good but repetition of story makes it a bit predictable and dull. Addition of Forest Whitaker was good n he did a fine job.Every actor did a fine job but wish some characters would have been better written.IMO They should end the trilogy here unless they can work some magic.

IF you are a fan of Neeson or Action flicks you might like it. It is worth watching. I suggest you should give it a go.

Actually worse than Taken 2.

[xgabrielchastainx-427-835287 · 1/10 · 21 January 2015]

You'd have to be an idiot to trust the opinion of someone who can't review a movie without waffling for 20 minutes. Listen to me; you won't be sorry. This is not a good movie. Taken was pretty good; Taken 2...not so much. This one is just bad; It's just an old guy running around, shooting at stuff. None of the clever stuff from the other 2 movies is here. Nothing that made Taken good is in here. Nothing that made Taken 2 at least recognizable as a Taken movie is here.

If you ignore me and watch it anyway, I will look for you, I will find you...you know the rest. Actually, if you'd sat through this movie, you'd probably welcome the sweet relief. I meant to end this review right after "This movie is bad", but IMDb apparently likes people to waffle, and there is a 10 line minimum.

Met my expectations

[Luigi Di Pilla · 7/10 · 23 January 2015]

I watched Taken 3 with my two colleagues. This third part is not as good as the first and Taken 2. I see the following ranking of this trilogy:

1. Taken

2. Taken 2

3. Taken 3

But it met my expectations. Anyway, if you don't go with high expectations it works as a solid popcorn thriller. Liam Neeson is as usual on the top. The action and especially the fight scenes came too shaky here. The story itself was average but took enough serious the emotional aspects. This is okay so far. There were some funny sequences where I had to laugh and that I want not to spoil here. The end lets place for a sequel but the next one should be done much more clever than here. Rating takes 7/10

Good thing the series ended here

[TheLittleSongbird · 2/10 · 30 January 2018]

Moderately enjoyed the first 'Taken', while finding a fair share of faults, finding it overall an above average film that could have done more with promising potential. Was underwhelmed by 'Taken 2', which had good things but was essentially a very tired and even more ridiculous rehash with lazy stereotypes and a lack of suspense.

Was worried that 'Taken 3' would be a sequel too far and that it wasn't needed, even if it still had enough to make it semi-watchable. Seeing it, 'Taken 3' not only was not necessary, even if not quite among the worst sequels ever (definitely to me one of the most pointless), and indicative of that it was a good thing it was the last 'Taken' film (from my underwhelming) but it also has very little to recommend it. It makes all the mistakes pretty much of 'Taken 2' and amplifies them and makes more on the way.

The only halfway decent thing about 'Taken 3' is Liam Neeson, who at least tries and is charismatic and brooding enough. Even though one can tell still that even he knew that the film was not good and shouldn't have been made. The rest of the cast are all indifferent and are not engaging at all. They are saddled with characters that don't even have enough to them to be half-formed and are again lazy stereotypes.

Direction is complete and utter chaos, and one misses the rawness and slickness of the previous two films visually. 'Taken 3' looks as though it was made on the cheap, especially with some of the worst editing seen in recent memory, editing that gave me a headache which is not good for my epilepsy. The script is filled to the brim with cheese, ham and confusion.

Even the action is a failure, it is chaotically edited and photographed, gratuitously violent, unexciting and go well overboard on the ridiculousness. The pace is generally far too rushed, especially in the latter stages which affects the coherence of the story. Speaking of the story, that was one of the film's biggest issues, it may not be as much of a rehash but it is still even more fatigued than 'Taken 2' (which was as tired as it comes), even more far-fetched, even less suspenseful and thrilling and makes the further mistake of being incoherent.

On the whole, very poor and that it was the last of the series was something of a relief. 2/10 Bethany Cox

Very Impressed, Good Story, and Average Action

[LexLodon · 8/10 · 9 January 2015]

Liam Neeson has done it again. Quietly, he has become one of the most dominant action stars in Hollywood. This third movie in the Taken series actually deviated from the plot line of the first two movies and also had a few plot twists that made the movie even more interesting. Although we have become used to over dramatized action scenes, Taken 3 has a toned down action sequence with more foot chases, hand-to-hand combat scenes, and also uses quick high-action scenes instead of long drawn-out scenes, that we have become accustomed to seeing quite often. The story was actually quite strong too and Forest Whitaker did an amazing job of adding spice and balance to the overall plot.

If you are a fan of the Taken series, I believe that you will like this fresh new-look plot. It was a well-balanced movie that brought back almost all of the characters that we gotten to know over the last two movies. I would recommend that you go out and see this movie, even if you have missed one or the first two in the series.

More of the same

[mr-abarton · 7/10 · 28 January 2015]

Liam Neeson returns as Brian Mills, the retired CIA agent, in this, the third of the Taken movies. After visiting his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), Mills meets his ex wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen), who tells him about the problems she and husband Stuart (Dougray Scott) are having. It soon becomes apparent however, that Mills as re-ignited Lenore's flame and he try's to let her down lightly.

However, Stuart visits Mills and tells him that he and Kim would only be able to work things out if Mills backs off and stayed away. The following day, Lenore texts Mills and asks to meet him. Mills agrees and returns home and finds Lenore dead on the bed and a bloody knife on the floor.

The Police arrive and immediately arrest Mills on suspicion of murder. Mills escapes and goes on the run. After collecting weapons and other equipment from a secret location, Mills allows himself to be captured. However, it's only so he can commandeer the Police car to enable him to access the Police database.

However, LAPD Inspector, Franck Dotzler (Forest Whitaker), is becoming familiar with Mills background and methods and heads the manhunt to re-capture him.

Mills enlists the help of former CIA colleagues and begins to uncover leads.......leads that lead to the KGB, The Afghan War and $12,000000.