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Very Good
3.5
This surprisingly effective revenge thriller plays better than its formulaic trailer might suggest. The mix of A-List … |
Very Good
3.5
Liam Neeson carries the movie, so much so that no other cast member is worth noting. Sure, he's slumming a bit here, b… |
Very Good
3.5
The ridiculous set-up is more than redeemed by a cornucopia of pleasingly hard boiled dialog, plus a couple of tortuous… |
Risqué
2.4
Violent as hell. |
Glib
1.3
The movie asks us to accept that "white slavery":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_slavery_(prostitution)#White_slaver… |
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Very Good
3.5
Get the bad guy movies are great enough, but add to that a search for a stolen daughter when you have ex-CIA stud skill… |
Good
3.0
This is a Liam Neeson classic, and if you like him at all, Taken needs to be on your to-view list. He seems a little le… |
Very Good
3.5
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Risqué
2.0
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Glib
1.9
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OK
2.5
"Taken" won't be perhaps the most water-tight examination of international sex-trafficking you're ever likely to see, b… |
Good
3.0
Neeson gives an enthralling if arguably un-amazing lead performance, sincere in his determination to retrieve his daugh… |
Good
3.0
Visually lush (not necessarily making the most of the setting but doing it some justice) and competently directed if no… |
Risqué
2.0
Not likely to gross you out, with little blood for all the on-screen violence, little sex for the ultimate subject matt… |
Glib
2.0
Glib through and through, though the film's more shallow strengths go some way towards entertaining even those who migh… |
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Mar 1, 2013 6:55PM
BrianSez
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Regarding BrianSez’s Review |
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Feb 27, 2013 9:58PM
jasonhurwitz
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Regarding BrianSez’s Review |
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Jan 9, 2009 8:27AM
Wick
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Excellent review Tom. I hadn’t heard anything about this movie till seeing a run of trailers for it on TV the past few days. The trailer left me scratching my head since they made it look like Neeson anticipated his daughter’s abduction as payback for something he’d done. Apparently not, which makes the plot setup seem overly contrived. In any case, your review is very helpful in understanding this as a fairly run-of-the-mill action pic. |
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Die Hard1988 Action |
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Speed1994 Action |
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1 |
Casino Royale2006 Action |
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75 |
The Kingdom2007 Action |
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96 |
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Great 45 Points |
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This is a list of movies I've watched, but still need to review. Don't judge me :-) 
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Good 42 Points |