Taken 3 Trailer Review

The trailer for the new action sequel Taken 3  (or, apparently, Tak3n, as the trailer and IMDB page call it) has been released, and the movie looks like a dumb Hollywood cash grab.

The original Taken, which was about a retired CIA agent searching for his kidnapped daughter, was a good movie. It was also a surprise hit, which established leading man, Liam Neeson, as an action star. The movie's highlight scene, Neeson's threatening phone call to the police, has been imitated, parodied, and started internet memes. In short, it was big. However, it didn't really leave itself open to sequel opportunities. But that didn't stop them from trying.

A few years later, they made Taken 2, in which relatives of the kidnapper, out of revenge, take Neeson and his ex-wife, and come after his daughter. So, kidnappers come after his family again? The result was a critical disappointment, but it made a lot of money.

And so now we get to Taken 3 (I'm going to use that instead of Tak3n, because Tak3n looks kind of dumb). In it, it Neeson's ex-wife is murdered, and he is the prime suspect. He must now find the killer, and clear his name.

So, nobody gets taken? I realize that at the time of the sequel, people were joking about how his family keeps getting taken, so I can understand why they went down this road. But then why would you still call the movie Taken?

Actually, why make it at all? Taken should have been a standalone film. It's kind of dumb how many times this family gets attacked. However, Liam Neeson says that this movie will be the last in the franchise.

In conclusion, I don't think that Taken 3 will be very good. I personally didn't like the second movie, and I don't have faith that this will be much better. However, I will give it two stars, because Liam Neeson is still good in his role.

2 out of 5 stars.