Movie Review- Taken.

Yesterday I was so bored that for the first time since God knows when, I actually decided to go with my dad and lil sister to the movies- which for me is the infamous Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas. I haven't been there since I seen the Constant Gardener in what? 2006? I was still drivin the Toyota 4Runner back then ha. The theatres were pretty empty for a 5pm showing on a long weekend- not that I gave 2 shits of course. They were showing trailers for a few movies prior...The International already came out last week ha and the I Love You, Man trailer freaked me out when they showed a scene with 2 dudes making out. My pops goes "What the fuck is wrong with movies now and days, now they want to have faggots in them??" That's neither here nor there though.

Taken is a pretty straightforward movie. Bryan Mills is a retired CIA employee who struggles to deal with the fact that he hasn't been in his daughter's (Kim's) life enough (hence him and his wife's divorce and her subsequent remarriage to a multi-millionaire). Kim pleads with him to go to Paris on vacation to see museums (which turns out to ultimately be a lie- her and her friend Amanda are actually going on a Euro-Trip) and the ever worst-case scenario man Mills goes along with it. Upon arrival to Paris; Kim and Amanda are waiting for a cab but a guy offers to ride back with them to their apartment "since cabs are really expensive around here". The guy in fact is simply setting them up to later be kidnapped (first Amanda and then Kim)- just like in the commercial. He will claim to find them, and then he will kill them. Over the course of the rest of the movie, he will end up in Paris on a mission to find his daughter.

The movie is relatively short (93 minutes) and for good reason. If you love action, then you'll enjoy this movie as there's a shitload of shooting and fighting scenes. You'll think Mills is a G after this movie. The plot has a lot to be desired- as it's not gonna be one that makes you think at all (for example I was thinking they would have a sub-plot concerning Mills and his problems with his ex-wife; if that would come into play). The movie moves fast as hell though- kinda like a hyper version of a James Bond movie minus the beautiful beau... so you don't really worry about the simplistic plot as much. The ending is predictable obviously. Overall, the movie is aight. Don't expect much from it but at the same time if you're lookin for a quick fix movie, go ahead and see it. Final Grade: B-

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