Taken

Taken is a brisk and entertaining thriller from that slightly murky but oh so fun little corner of the film world that is Luc Besson and friends. Directed by Pierre Morel (a former DP for Besson) it follows the tale of Bryan Mills an ex-government super-agent as he uses all his deadly skills to track down his kidnapped daughter and then brutally kill all those responsible.

Taking place mainly in the underbelly of Paris the film moves bristly between set pieces and grimy locals. Liam Neeson convinces totally as a man who is very dangerous indeed and will not stop at anything until he gets his daughter back. Crucially he also has the chops to convince in the quieter moments (in a way the likes of JCVD never could).

An old school Euro-thriller that they rarely make these days the films is a great little actioner with just enough of that Hollywood sheen scuffed off to make it a bit of something different.