17 Taken 2
Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Rade Sherbedgia
Director: Olivier Megaton
Out: October 2012
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan (Neeson) and his wife (Janssen) are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper he killed while rescuing his daughter (Grace). This time it is down to the daughter to help free Bryan and set him loose on the gang. The director of Colombiana takes charge, which might be a concern, although he’s pretty much cut from the same cloth as the previous helmer. The plot has the potential to be too far-fetched, not least if the daughter has turned from a total wuss Britney wannabe into a bad ass. As long as they focus on Neeson, he’ll deliver his usual highly-watchable gravitas.
