A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.
Far more fun when it was called Taken.
Some ridiculous reversals and betrayals have to be glossed over for enjoyment to be maximized, but the upside is you get to see Cage talk about Carebears, deliver lines in Swedish, and pull off a bank heist with a blow-torch.
Sloppy, unsurprising.
For his part, West keeps things moving at a brisk pace but his action scenes pale in comparison to the films he is clearly trying to emulate. Despite his increasingly desperate attempts to crank things up, the film ends up being devoid of tension. They probably should have kept the bunny in the box.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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