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Taken 2 (12A)

Taken 2 (12A)

Action, Crime, Drama

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

More information on this production is available at www.taken2movie.co.uk.

The critical consensus

"What are you going to do?” wails Maggie. “What I do best!” growls Liam. Yet while it’s fun to watch him take out the Eurotrash, we’ve seen him do it better.

**(*)(*)(*)Neil Smith, Total Film, 18/09/2012

Taken 2 is a pale imitation that tramples over the memory of its predecessor, albeit using that softer, more teen-friendly approach.

**(*)(*)(*)Rob Carnevale, The List, 25/09/2012

As the film chugs along to its lazily conceived showdown between Bryan and his anonymously written nemesis, though, it becomes ever more apparent that this is one action franchise that itself needs to be taken…out of commission.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 04/10/2012

It's as preposterous as the first movie, with Neeson's humourless hardnut exhibiting the muscle and reflexes of a man half his age (he's 60).

**(*)(*)(*)Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 05/10/2012

In the end, the door is left open for a Taken 3, although you do rather wish the Mills family would just throw away their passports.

**(*)(*)(*)Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 05/10/2012

The stop-start narrative fails to build momentum and tension and there are no stand-out action scenes, although Neeson is as commendably straight-faced and determined as ever.

**(*)(*)(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 04/10/2012

A bit tamer, just as ridiculous, but the premise is looking pretty tired.

**(*)(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 04/10/2012

Unnecessary, perfunctory, ramshackle: Taken 2 is all these things and less.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Chris Blohm, Little White Lies, 04/10/2012

There is virtually no plot, just a succession of screeching chases and absurdly violent fights, some risible sleuthing and a great deal of talking on mobiles.

Philip French, The Observer, 07/10/2012

The first one offered the novel sight of Oskar Schindler going Commando. Unfortunately, this half-hearted sequel is low on novelty and lower on fun.

Nick de Semlyen, Empire Online, 01/10/2012

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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