51
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThere is no mythology, no irony, no real soul--just a Charles Bronson simplicity about the whole affair.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf there are any "24" fans who have wondered what the TV series might be like if Liam Neeson replaced Kiefer Sutherland, Taken provides an opportunity to have that question answered.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertTaken shows Mills as a one-man rescue squad, a master of every skill, a laser-eyed, sharpshooting, pursuit-driving, pocket-picking, impersonating, knife-fighting, torturing, karate-fighting killing machine who can cleverly turn over a petrol tank with one pass in his car and strategically ignite it with another.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyNeeson growls his way through the functional dialogue as an unstoppable killing machine in impressive, cold-eyed style.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanPropulsively outandish thriller.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterMight do good business at home and abroad among audiences unconcerned with the finer points of characterization or psychological insight.
- 50L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyNeeson's tormented weariness lends an air of dignity to the film's pulpy, grubby nastiness, but as striking as he is in action-hero mode, the truth is that Taken doesn't need dignity.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasTaken's subject matter is too serious for an escapist chop-socky movie, and the sleazy, exploitative tone undercuts the thrills.
- 40The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneYou do wonder how this commanding actor (Neeson)--who carries so much more conviction than the plot--felt about delivering the line "I'll tear down the Eiffel Tower if I have to."
- 25Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisTaken? You bet.