Review of Taken 3

Taken 3 (2014)
Better Than The Second
9 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
**SPOILERS!!!**

Better than the sequel but still light-years behind the first, it delivered a solid finish to what hopefully is a finale for this franchise and character.

Much like the second film this effort gets bogged down with near nonsensical action and too much devotion to shaky cam combat. Yet, the movie sings when Liam's character is utilizing his certain set of skills. For the first two acts, the film is actually far more interesting when there's no action. The first big action sequence seems hammered in "just because" and is too dumb to enjoy. It's a highway chase scene involving the police and some extremely endangered innocent bystanders. Forget killing his wife, for these actions alone he should have been arrested and prosecuted.

The rest of the movie is formulaic and predictable but in a 1980's Arnie/Sly kind of way. It's enjoyable if seen in that light. Watching Liam take out a taxiing private jet filled with fuel (AND his daughter) with a Porsche and not killing himself and everyone on board is as 80's as it gets!!!
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