Taken

This movie came out last year in 2009. I didn't see it back then, but I caught it on Netflix. My co-worker who is from Albania, told me about this movie which peaked my interest. The villains in this movie are mostly Albanian. To sum up the movie, it's about evil Albanians who are trying to kidnap or have girls "Taken" and force them into a life of prostitution by drugging them.

A retired CIA agent, played by Liam Neeson finally is convinced to sign the consent form to let his teenage daughter who just turned 17 go to Paris with her friend for the summer. As soon as she lands in Paris with her friend, they meet a boy who wants to share a cab with them. He says, "Cabs are so expensive in Paris, do you want to split one?" Through this, he figures out where they are staying and he calls his henchmen to come and abduct them.

The rest of the movie is Liam Neeson shooting a bunch of slave traffickers and killing a bunch of people to save and find his daughter.

I like to read movie reviews on yahoo movies. The Users gave this film an average rating of A+, but the critics gave this film an average of a C. I liked the movie, but the complaints by the people who gave the movie an F, D, or C were all true. Yes, it was predictable, yes, it was unbelievable, yes, some of the main characters seemed too unlikeable and stupid and one dimensional, and yes, it was bad casting.

Yes, the critics were right with a lot of their complaints, all true. But, despite that, it was likable, exciting, suspenseful, and entertaining. I think that's why the average yahoo user review gave it an A+. Despite all those bad things about the movie, it didn't detract it from its entertaining aspect. This movie made me feel a lot of emotions, and it made me get emotionally involved and committed more so than the average movie. It truly was an entertaining flick.

It was predictable and unbelievable? Really? It's a work of fiction! Got news for you, most works of fiction being produced lately are unbelievable, unrealistic, and frankly predictable. That's why it's fiction! But, truth is often stranger than fiction. I saw a movie based on true story about Chanel. Very unpredictable, except for what her career choice would be, and it had a very depressing ending. We don't get the depressing endings much with our fiction do we? We get fairy tales.