Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

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adonis98-743-186503 In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. Taken 2 is movie that should have never made but at least they tried and they kinda did it justice kinda, there's a lot of action in this film alongside some pretty good suspense unfortunately the movie looses it's focus from some plot elements where the director Olivier Megatron (Transporter 3) tries to turn Bryan Mills from a CIA operative to a superhero that remembers and knows everything. Also the villains weren't something that great if you ask me but then again not even the first one had amazing villains but the first film was mostly based upon him finding his daughter and all this psychological thriller he had to go threw so he could find her but at least the film does stay true to it's title since someone does get Taken in around the first 30 to 35 minutes into the film but if you erase from your mind the weak plot and villains and possibly the worst death of a villain ever that happens in the end you will find enjoyable in the end but don't except anything like the first movie was but for a sequel that shouldn't exist since the first film was perfect on it's own it does deliver some action and the 3 leading actors do give some pretty good performances and i'll give it a 7.9/10

yashrajs536 I watched "Taken 2" last night and I was bit surprised that the film was not upto the mark as the first one was.... it was incredible but this one was a bit disappointment!!!!!The film not delivered the thrilling experience as the first one did and this time the action was not shown only brains and plans are shown which will be difficult for many to digest but it's still good at its place I will honour it as a good film though I liked the first one most!!!!!!Liam Neeson was again good but not perfect like the first one and the acting also went down the actors didn't acted good like the first one.... the action was OK but planning was good....Total my rating 1 (for not giving excitement like 1st)-1 (for less action and bit less acting)Thus, My rating:- 8/10

Alessandro Mariotti The first film of Taken saga was interesting and not complicated by a contorted plot. This movie doesn't' have a really plot and also the action scene aren't really fresh. In the first episode there was only a simple motivation that carry you into the entire movie. In this movie the motivation is forced and weak and doesn't thrill me. Acting is unnecessary and also Liam Neeson is tired. Scene actions are not realistic and Istanbul don't create a real appeal like Paris. Maggie Grace is not a child anymore and Famke Janssen is had difficulty with acting. Everyone in this time made a sequel but it is not a rule! I hop e Luc Besson understand this and will not realize an entire saga with 4 or more episode

Akshay Hegde Taken 2 is no where near the first film. Its filled with inconsistencies and silly clichéd situation which don't make any sense at all. Yet somehow, I felt it was an somewhat satisfactory experience thanks to the powerhouse Liam Neeson and some good action. The families of all the Albanian human-traffickers killed by Brian in first film are very angry and are now seeking revenge. This time they try to capture Brian along with his ex-wife Lenore and daughter Kim. But they are successful in capturing only Brian and Lenore. Kim escapes with guidance from her father over his secret cell-phone(which by the looked silly and unrealistic). Now its Kim's job to locate them and then along with her dad kill the bad guys! I liked the way Brian deduces his location with his skills and also didn't mind Kim given the role of savior. Even if on the whole the story maybe rehash of first one, its a bit dynamic in its approach. Liam Neeson is bad-ass as in the first film and action sequences are good again (except the car chases). He is enough reason to give the film some credits. It is still filled with insanely silly things such as Kim learning to drive a gear-shift car out of nowhere or when the bad guys not even torturing Brian or Lenore after kidnapping them. Great Revenge! There is not even person guarding Brian despite knowing the kind of skills he posses and thus he left alone to easily plan his escape. Cool! Taken 2 has its fill of stupidities, yet there were many things I liked. I liked the way they extended the father-daughter relationship and made Kim make up for her rather passive role in first film. The story may be predictably silly at times but I couldn't resist wanting to watch Neeson kick some ass. Taken 2 is an obvious step down from first film but considering kind of horrible sequels we are getting these days in the action genre, it is not so bad. And after watching the Taken 3 recently, Taken 2 feels like an excellent film.RATING: [2.5/5]