Everyone remembers that moment in Taken when you thought to yourself, "ish just got real!" For me, it was when Liam Neeson as Brian tells his daughter's captors that he will find them and he will kill them. It's a classic cinematic moment. As you all know, I'm not a fan of sequels because I just feel like they aren't necessary. Just write a new movie with a new concept not recycle something that worked well the first time because it's usually not as good the second time around. But, Taken 2 was almost necessary...almost. It was as good as the first. Can't say it was better, but you will be mesmerized by the action. And, Taken 2 has that "ish got real moment" pretty much from jump.
The movie starts off where the last one finished but about one year later. It opens with the burying of the men Brian (Neeson) killed while rescuing his daughter, Kim, in Paris and their father vowing revenge for their deaths. Brian and his ex-wife, Lenny (Famkee Janssen), become closer due to her separation from her current husband while his daughter (Maggie Grace) tries to get back to a normal life even finding a boyfriend. He invited them to come take a vacay in Istanbul where he is working for a few days. (SPOILER ALERT)While there, Brian and Lenny are kidnapped and Kim comes close to capture as well. So begins the drama, suspense, and action.
I was pleasantly surprised at how good the second one is. There is the classic car chase, lots of gun play, a kick-arse Liam Neeson, a plausible plot, and a real resolution. The horrible acting by Famkee Janssen and the predictability wasn't enough to deter me from enjoying the movie. It even sets up for a third one, although I say let's stop while we're ahead. I still believe the cinematic gods/executives should stop making sequels (unless we are following a book series of course), but I'll give them a pass for this one.
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