Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

danboss-48684 This movie again is one of the best pieces of cinema iv'e ever since. Liam Neeson has become my overall favourite actor due to these movies. The plot was just as well executed as the original and every character is unique in their role. I decided to score this a 9 as the fight scenes to me were a bit silly and a bit slapstick. However they are minor things considering the car chase is very well executed and is easily one of the best in action cinema. I really can't express my love for Liam Neeson as the character of Brian. This movie is an absolute beast. Definiatley worth a watch!

sol- Taken hostage in Istanbul by the Albanians whose relatives he mercilessly murdered in 'Taken', ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills has to rely on his daughter to rescue him in this action-packed sequel to the 2008 hit film. 'Taken 2' pushes the boundaries of credibility at many points (Neeson triangulating various locations) and it is not quite as well-paced as the first entry with half an hour of exposition before the action truly ignites, however, it is not a worthless sequel by any stretch of the imagination. The writers build up rapport between Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace as estranged father and daughter very well, and there is something quite amusing in how she does eventually get a long awaited real driving lesson from him late in the piece. The film's attempt to reverse the formula of the first film works surprisingly well too as she follows instructions from Neeson via cellular phone of how to rescue him. 'Taken 2' also acknowledges Neeson's callousness for the first time, and how with the Albanians he "killed them all like they were so many nothings" - a refreshing moral stance almost completely absence from the original film. The script is far from perfect though with the sudden reconciliation between Famke Janssen and Neeson seeming like a mere plot device, not to mention many improbabilities, but it is a surprisingly gripping watch and Neeson is as sympathetic as ever as a man out to protect his family whatever the cost. 'Taken 2' is may not necessarily be a superior motion picture to Part One, but it is a lot more interesting than one might expect.

Terryfan Taken the first movie is one of my favorite films it really was original and shows that anything can happen with the right talent of both cast and crewTaken 2 however is pretty much a example of that a movie like Taken don't need a sequel. The film is more or less the same plot as the first movie only this time the roles are reverts where Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and Lenore (Famke Janssen) were taken hostage leaving their daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) to fend for herself. The writers did improve on the character for Kim. There are some worth while moments the action is still good. It just the plot is being like a copy cat to the first film. There are some good moments in the film and some clever intent moments that make you go wow it's just the film don't live up to the standards that the first film had set and it goes to show that Taken was better off without the sequel. It's just the film is more or less a disappointment while yes there are some moments that make it watchable but the film just will make you wish you were watching Taken 1 insteadI give Taken 2 an 6 out of 10

Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki Insultingly awful sequel, whose plot is very similar to the vastly superior original, but riddled with holes in the plot, numerous continuity, and simple logic, errors. Characters hurl grenades through the air with reckless abandon just to determine another's location(!) , Neeson guides his daughter by using things like a red flag, or a flower vendor as directions. If they were in Mayberry that might work, but not in a city of 14 million people. Apparently it is possible to crash one's car through the front gates of the American Embassy (which is in the Turkish capitol Ankara, not Istanbul) and not be shot at, and furthermore, be allowed to walk away moments later!The well choreographed and filmed action scenes from the original are reduced to shakycam and frenetic editing trying to distract from the crummy action-- bloody hell, what action? It's just Neeson shooting everyone in sight after a very slow start. I could barely remember much about this one after it was over. What a disappointment.