If Jason Statham wasn't otherwise disposed, racking up points on his licence for speeding and dangerous driving in Death Race, he'd almost certainly be headlining Pierre Morel's adrenaline-pumping action thriller. Instead, statuesque Irish actor Liam Neeson is the unlikely choice for leading man in this fast-paced jaunt through the French capital, based on a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, who previously collaborated on The Transporter and its sequel. Taken delivers more of the same mindless, high speed thrills and spills, casting Neeson against type as a merciless avenger who will stop at nothing to rescue his daughter from the clutches of sex traffickers.
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