Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
Liam Neeson continues to refuse to retire and stars in yet another disappointing action film.
Folks we are a long way from the days of Taken.
I remember when a Liam Neeson action film used to be a sight to see, there was a time when almost all of the films Neeson, wherein he was staring, were golden. Sadly those days seem long over. I admit as a Neeson fan there was still a little of that old Neeson charm to be found here, but it is wearing thin. That said if this film didn’t star Neeson I would have turned it off early and not reviewed it, he was the one thing that kept me going.
The plot of this film is deeply generic and familiar to the point of parody. All of the threads have been well tread by other better films, and the attempts at social commentary never seem to come together, it can’t seem to decide what it wants to say.
The rest of the cast outside of Neeson might as well not exist as they are given so little to do it would have made more sense to simply have Neeson just doing things and not interacting with anyone for the length of the film as they add nothing.
Overall, it is sad to see Neeson reduced to this.
Pros.
Neeson
It is watchable
Cons.
The plot
The wider supporting cast
It is boring and generic
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