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Taken 2

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22% Tomatometer 170 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Two years ago, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) used his "particular set of skills" to rescue his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), from kidnappers. Since then, Kim has been learning self-defense from her father, and Bryan has been on a personal mission to reunite with his ex-wife (Famke Janssen). In Istanbul, Bryan and his family cross paths with Murad (Rade Serbedzija), whose son died at Bryan's hand during Kim's rescue. Murad wants revenge, and he'll stop at nothing to get it.
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Taken 2 is largely bereft of the kinetic thrills -- and surprises -- that made the original a hit.

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Tim Grierson Deadspin 02/12/2013
"Taken 2" is really, really goofy -- it's even goofier because it thinks it's about the futility of vengeance -- but Liam Neeson almost makes you buy it. Go to Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 10/07/2012
A meta-American movie, a Godardian spoof of the whole genre, an attempt to see how stupid and insulting a motion picture can be and still be a big hit. Go to Full Review
Dana Stevens Slate 10/05/2012
So lazily put together that it relies on flashbacks from its predecessor for the majority of its character development. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/23/2022
1/4
Besson and Megaton have delivered a sequel that fails in every way to live up to its predecessor. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/25/2022
2/5
Unfortunately this movie just gives us more of the same but at a much lower and lazier production level. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/02/2020
3/10
Unapologetically rehashes the concepts of the original while leaving out the fun parts. Go to Full Review
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Richard S. @richard_52 3d Good Liam Neeson movie. Had a good story for a second movie to the series. Will watch the third, may not be as good. Taken 2 was not a huge disappointment See more gerald d Jan 5 If the original Taken is a poor man's James Bond then Taken 2 is a poor man's Taken. Totally contrived and unrealistic. See more Ray C Oct 6 Taken 2 is an inferior and unnecessary sequel. It's superficially entertaining but suffers from clunky action and a lack of original ideas. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 29 Failed action movie sequel in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $139,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Faiz D May 13 A massive let down after the first movie. Yes we all knew what to expect, we just didn't expect it to be done so poorly. This film offers nothing. See more Breno G Apr 25 Special Effects: 0,5/Sound Effects: 0,5/Acting: 0,0/Story: 0,5 See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two years ago, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) used his "particular set of skills" to rescue his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), from kidnappers. Since then, Kim has been learning self-defense from her father, and Bryan has been on a personal mission to reunite with his ex-wife (Famke Janssen). In Istanbul, Bryan and his family cross paths with Murad (Rade Serbedzija), whose son died at Bryan's hand during Kim's rescue. Murad wants revenge, and he'll stop at nothing to get it.
Director
Olivier Megaton
Producer
Luc Besson
Screenwriter
Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
EuropaCorp, Grive Productions, M6 Films Production
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Some Sensuality)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$139.9M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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