Comparisons of this film to Taken are so wide of the mark that I have to wonder about people's critical skills.
This movie couldn't be made in America, where heroes have to wear clean shirts, have snappy retorts, and have unlimited ability to fly anywhere in the world. Imagine Liam saying, "Damn, I don't have credit on my card to buy a ticket to Paris." Yeah, you can't.
Leo, the protagonist in this film, is barely holding on to a threadbare reality, dealing with PTSD and survivor's guilt, when his young daughter is kidnapped. The film is not just about his ill-advised rescue attempts. It's about the whole package - family, memories that will not go away, self-respect.
As is often the case in these movies, the melodrama is applied with hammer blows. It's in a good cause: redemption. Unlike Taken, it's about real people. People you can imagine meeting in a bar, on the street, at your church or your kids' school.
It's not a great movie, but it's one worth watching.
This movie couldn't be made in America, where heroes have to wear clean shirts, have snappy retorts, and have unlimited ability to fly anywhere in the world. Imagine Liam saying, "Damn, I don't have credit on my card to buy a ticket to Paris." Yeah, you can't.
Leo, the protagonist in this film, is barely holding on to a threadbare reality, dealing with PTSD and survivor's guilt, when his young daughter is kidnapped. The film is not just about his ill-advised rescue attempts. It's about the whole package - family, memories that will not go away, self-respect.
As is often the case in these movies, the melodrama is applied with hammer blows. It's in a good cause: redemption. Unlike Taken, it's about real people. People you can imagine meeting in a bar, on the street, at your church or your kids' school.
It's not a great movie, but it's one worth watching.