Taken
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
Director:
Pierre MorelWriters:
Luc Besson, Robert Mark KamenStars:
Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen | See full cast and crew »Storyline
Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father Bryan Mills.
Bryan is a retired agent who left the Central Intelligence Agency to be
near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy
stepfather Stuart. Kim manages to convince her reluctant father to
allow her to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When the girls
arrive in Paris they share a cab with a stranger named Peter, and Amanda
lets it slip that they are alone in Paris. Using this information an
Albanian gang of human traffickers kidnaps the girls. Kim barely has
time to call her father and give him information. Her father gets to
speak briefly to one of the kidnappers and he promises to kill the
kidnappers if they do not let his daughter go free. The kidnapper wishes
him "good luck," so Bryan Mills travels to Paris to search for his
daughter and her friend.
User Reviews
A thrilling movie and Neeson at his best !
Gone to see Liam
Neeson, I've just seen a great movie. Much action, some American humour
(you Americans don't take it too serious, and that's just as pleasant
taht way !), a Liam Neeson at the top of his art and as a background a
very hard subject that makes you think about it (procuring). I don't
know how the critics are reacting in USA, but in France they are
vilifying this movie. So, whatever your American critics are saying,
just do as usual : don't listen to them ! And enjoy this ninety-minutes
show. Regarding Liam Neeson... Well, I am a huge fan, thus I can't be
unbiased. Yet, I found his interpretation very convincing, he is still
the same : one of the best actors ever, along with... Hum, I'll stop
there, don't want to be controversial. Have a good sitting ! By the way,
do excuse me for any mistake I could've made, as I'm French (I imagine
you could've guessed it, since we are the lucky ones who are the first
to be able to see this film !).
