I know Taken was never really a believable film to begin with, but Taken 2 is notably insane - even for them. However, Taken 2 takes the franchise to a “Transporter” style direction – over the top and extremely unbelievable. I’m not sure who is to blame for this monstrosity of a film, director Olivier Megaton, or screenwriters Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen? I have to admit, I was a fan of the first film, it was pretty bad-ass, and the plot was decent. With Lenore held hostage and Kim on the run, Mills must utilize all his lethal set of skills to rescue them and eliminate anyone who is seeking revenge against him. As soon as they portray a happy reunion, I knew this film was going downhill - since when was hanging out with your ex-wife a happy reunion? It quickly turns sour when Lenore (his ex-wife) is taken by people working for Murad Hoxha (Rade Šerbedžija), the employer of the men working in the Paris building where Kim’s friend, Amanda, was found dead and the father of Marko Hoxha, whom Bryan killed in the previous film. Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) gets a surprise visit from his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), and his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen). When Liam Neeson uses his particular set of skills that he has acquired over a very long career, we should expect a body count, action, and a whole lot of ass-kicking - But it turns out all we get is a very weak story, poor script, and laughable action sequences.Įven more preposterous than the 2008 original, this hard-core revenge thriller picks up a year after the events in Paris, on a trip to Istanbul.