And I really hate the sequel. So let me explain why I'm giving the final chapter 7 stars.
The first Taken was genius. It was violent and gritty and exciting and didn't feel like a PG13 movie.
Then came the obvious money-grabbing sequel, which was terrible. Ridiculous plot and shaky cam witch ruined the action-scenes.
I was never gonna see this as it is the same guy that directed the sequel. But then I found a site I could stream it from and I figured what the hell.
And I was really surprised. Sure it has flaws in the plot and the acting is terrible from the otherwise hot and usually great Maggie Grace. But it's a great action-movie. The shaky cam is almost gone and the action scenes are really well done. And the plot of who killed Lenore was interesting enough to make me watch the movie to the end without ever being bored.
Forest Whitaker is miscast and plays once again the dumb cop-leader who is always one step behind the hero. Basically he plays the exact same character as he did in The Last Stand. Here he is just even more stupid.
Giving Bryans buddies from their bodyguard company something to do for a change is nice.
The cinematography is nice as well as the musical score. It seems like the director really wanted to make up for the horrible second movie. And bring back some of the stuff that worked so well in the original, And he did.
For a PG13 movie this feels like an R-rated movie. It has plenty of bloodshed and the f-word is said many times. Nice to see that in a PG13 movie that usually don't allow blood or the f-word. But it gives the movie more edge. And bloodshed when people are shot is just more satisfying to look at.
And the fact that this takes place only in the US and not in Europe is a nice change as well.
I can definitely recommend this movie.
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