I'll admit when I first saw the preview for Taken, I wasn't sure how to respond. I mean, Liam Neeson, a 56 year-old, as the lead in an action movie? I just couldn't see it. But then I heard some people talking about how good the movie was and suddenly I wanted to give it a chance. So I did.
Taken stars Neeson as Bryan Mills, a former government agent, who has retired to spend more time with his 17 year old daughter, Kim (played by 25 year-old Maggie Grace, from Lost). We quickly learn exactly what Mills did for the government when some of his old buddies convince him to do a job, involving the protect....