Movie Review #1 Taken

Taken (2008) Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace Directed by Pierre Morel

This movie was a nice change from most of the crap I had seen in theaters lately. (Friday the 13th, Paul Blart, and precious life minute stealing Day the Earth Stood Still) It was short (93 minutes) which isn't always a bad thing. Taken is bit like sex with a girl you have liked for a while but are just getting to sleep with, sort of awkward and bumpy at the start line, then some adrenaline filled chaos, followed by what you hoped for, and ultimately concluding with an awesomely satisfying climax, and a silent sigh of "thanks for comming". Everything that is good about these "thinking man's action flick movies" you get in Taken. Yeah Yeah some things don't make sense, and yes Liam's character probably would've been killed or arrested before he ever got to the bitches who stole his daughter, but who cares...did I fret when Jason Bourne jumped out of an unprotected high rise window into a conveniently placed nonexistent body of water...well maybe a little, but who cares, is that Moby playing...F%@# Yeah!! This is just the kinda ride people want! Ignore the silly writing (at times), and the unusually annoying Famke Janssen, and just enjoy the pursuit of some Albanian bastards by an angry Qui-Gon. This picture compared to the garbage thats out there now is a Nick Recommendation. I give it 7.0 Memorable Morgan Freeman lines from Shawshank Redemption (out of 10 cause there are ten you can say anywhere and someone will yell F-ing Shawshank) So for those of us waiting for Bourne 4...see Taken to hold you over.

Food for thought: (I brought a homemade turkey sandwich and carrots to this one) I have just read that a sequel is on the way! Good for Qui-gon I guess they finally forgave him for trusting that little kid.