Liam Neeson drags an at-best ordinary film into something really quite watchable…
In essence,Takenis the modern day successor to Mel Gibsons 90s hitRansom.
And just likeRansom,Takenis full of holes and problems.
Why on earth would a caring father risk their child by going on the rampage?
How many contrivances do you’re gonna wanna get yourself back on the scent?
How come the local coppers dont interject when you cause all sorts of mayhem?
And that ace is Liam Neeson.
Never mind the paper-thin characters, the two dimensional ex-wife, her sappy boyfriend or any of that nonsense.
This is a Liam Neeson vehicle, and he absolutely makes the most of it.
You switch your brain off, they give you 90 minutes of solid entertainment.
Turns out, its a fair exchange.
You get moments of apparent inconsistency and murkiness that just take the edge off the transfer a little.
The audio is better, with the expansive soundstage particularly bursting into life with the films vibrant action sequences.
You also get premiere footage, and a mission intelligence feature.
The latter is intriguing but a bit odd.
It does things like keep track of the body count and shows you maps and such like.
Its a novelty, and one we dispensed with fairly quicky.
The Film:
Rating:
3 out of 5
