This "Taken" type ex CIA father and teenage daughter action thriller was filmed on location in Belgium and stars good stars Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurleynko. The latter looked like a young Catherine Zeta Jones in this movie. I was looking forward to it but after watching it I can see why it didn't get a wide theatrical release. The story isn't that good and the characters are interesting or well drawn.
It's too bad the story loses steam around the middle. The ending is moderately satisfying but doesn't make up for the overall feeling of a weak story. The character of the daughter played by Liana Liberato is rather bratty and annoying - she causes unnecessary chaos.
There is an unexpected positive portrayal of immigrants as victims. Quite a change from the Luc Besson type movies where often the ethnic minorities are portrayed as criminals.
Overall it was quite interesting looking at Brussels and Antwerp - cities that aren't often shown on film as they aren't the most spectacular cities in Europe. Sadly the overall feeling is that it was a let down.
It's too bad the story loses steam around the middle. The ending is moderately satisfying but doesn't make up for the overall feeling of a weak story. The character of the daughter played by Liana Liberato is rather bratty and annoying - she causes unnecessary chaos.
There is an unexpected positive portrayal of immigrants as victims. Quite a change from the Luc Besson type movies where often the ethnic minorities are portrayed as criminals.
Overall it was quite interesting looking at Brussels and Antwerp - cities that aren't often shown on film as they aren't the most spectacular cities in Europe. Sadly the overall feeling is that it was a let down.