Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.
The logy screenplay, by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, sags under head-clutchingly banal dramatic scenes. Only Mr. Neeson's appeal somehow survives unscathed, perhaps the most impressive stunt of all.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
9 Jan 2015
fresh:
All you need to know about Taken 3 is that Liam Neeson survives an explosive car crash - twice.
– Amy Nicholson,
L.A. Weekly,
9 Jan 2015
rotten:
Nothing gets taken here except your ticket money.
– David Hiltbrand,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10 Jan 2015
rotten:
A movie that thinks the way to earn our knuckle-biting is to be as dull as hell for 35 minutes, then send a giant shipping container hurtling along the interstate. But you yawn through that, too.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
16 Jan 2015
rotten:
Forest Whitaker turns in one of his sleepiest performances; no one else seems to be trying very hard either, yet director Olivier Megaton delivers some good chases, fist fights, and shots of Neeson looking glum.