Pretty standard plot in this one. A father/ex-spy travels over to Paris to find and save Shannon from Lost (aka his daughter) who is kidnapped literally within minutes after getting off the plane. Sounds familiar right? Oh but did I mention the father is Liam fucking Neeson?
That's right. The man who helped his son get the girl in Love Actually. The lion from Narnia. Oskar fucking Schindler. Who knew how big a badass this guy could be? At first I wasn't sure I could buy into him being an action star but leave it to Luc Besson to prove me wrong. Within about 10 minutes I was completely sold.
This thing is as basic as can be. It's all just about Liam Neeson kicking ass and getting the bad guys. It's simple, but it's awesome. It almost could be a direct to DVD movie but they got a good cast attached which definitely helps it. The action is solid, even if things do take a while to get going.
I think this one is hitting theatres on January 23rd so I would check it out. It's very simple and pretty mindless, but fun as hell.
7.5/10
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