TAKEN 2 MOVIE WHAT COUNTRY IS MADE PLUS
On the plus side, the action sequences - desaturated, chopped up and herky-jerky as they are - are mildly thrilling: The sight of gentle-giant Neeson walloping the heads, kneecaps and nonmentionables of assorted thugs is pretty much enough to make the angels sing the Notre Dame Victory March. Taken 2 must not be taken 2 seriously, although at the very least Megaton could have found better ways to use all those glorious, antique-looking Istanbul backdrops. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) Adapted from a short story, the oldest movie on the list has elements that still ring true today. made his stamp on pop culture the moment people saw his haircut. If youre looking for ransom, I can tell you I dont have money. OK, no one wants realism or logic in a movie written by a certified French-roasted coffee bean like Luc Besson (the co-writer is Robert Mark Kamen, who also collaborated with Besson on the first installment). No wonder, the movie has taken home several awards including the Baeksang Arts Award. Because that's the last place those people from Albania would ever look. With help from her father, Kim (Maggie Grace) plots a course of action to survive what has to be the world's worst case of deja vu.Īctually, it doesn't quite go down that way - Janssen never even gets to go shopping, and Grace is told by her father, via furtive cellphone communique, to go into his hotel room and hide in the closet.