Taken (2008/I)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Pierre Morel

Writers (WGA):

Luc Besson (written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Die Zeit für Rache ist gekommen. (The time for revenge has come.)

Plot:

A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

Plot Keywords:

Chase | Stepfather | Human Trafficking | Agent | Surveillance

Awards:

1 nomination

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Liam Neeson	...	Bryan Mills
Famke Janssen	...	Lenore
Leland Orser	...	Sam
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Anton (as Rasha Bukvic)
Mathieu Busson	...	Undercover agent
Holly Valance	...	Sheerah
Katie Cassidy	...	Amanda
Xander Berkeley	...	Stuart
Nicolas Giraud	...	Peter
Maggie Grace	...	Kim
Jon Gries	...	Casey
Marc Amyot	...	Pharmacist
Rubens Hyka	...	Leka
Arben Bajraktaraj	...	Marko
Camille Japy	...	Isabelle

Also Known As:

Búsqueda implacable (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Uruguay) (working title) (Venezuela) [es]
Busca Implacável (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
96 Hours (Germany) [de]
96 saat (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
96 sati (Croatia) [hr]
I arpagi (Greece) [el]
Io vi troverò (Italy) [it]
Röövitud (Estonia) [et]
Teroare in Paris (Romania) [ro]
Uprowadzona (Poland) [pl]
Venganza (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

France

Language:

English | French | Albanian | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13 (cut version) | Australia:MA | UK:15 (edited version) | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:15A | South Africa:16LV | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Chile:Y7 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) (uncut version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | Iceland:16 | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

Near the end, Bryan jumps off of the "Pont des Arts," a pedestrian-only bridge in Paris. In the scene, the bridge is desolate, whereas most nights people flock there to socialize, drink wine, and play the guitar.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kim is taken, and she shouts what she sees of the kidnapper, her last words - "moon and star", (the kidnappers tattoo) are dragged out, she uses a long time shouting both "moon" and "star." But when Bryan listens to the recording on the plane to Paris, both these words are shouted normally, like the rest of the "message."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Singh: Mr. Mills, how are you?
Bryan: I'm fine. How are you?
Singh: Very fine. I suppose you want to see it again?
Bryan: You should know why I'm here.
Singh: You know where it is.
Bryan: Oh yeah.

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Soundtrack:

California Girls

Excellent film, much like Man on Fire

Just watched this film and have to say, very good in the scheme of things. The film is quite slow at the beginning as others have said, however it quickly gathers pace. The way the script introduces you to the characters is excellent and its only when you see Liam Neeson tackling a crazed fan that you think he is an excellent choice in the lead role, in fact he carries it off very well. I wasn't too sure on Holly Valance as the pop singer, but as the number of scenes she is in are fairly minimal its OK. Action sequences are very well shot and you can tell Luc Besson had his hand in this. To this end, the overall film has an excellent pace which keeps you very well entertained. It has the same sort of storyline as Man on Fire so if you liked that film, then you will definitely like this. I would say its probably slightly better with the direction and cinematography being just a bit classier. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend you seeing this. 7/8 out of 10