Justfinishedwatchingthissuperbfilmliterallytenminutesago.

　　Takenisprobablythisyearsmostunder-ratedfilm.Easily.ForapersonwhomenjoyedTheDarkKnight,Wanted(althoughafterwatchingitforthesecondtimeIrealisedhowstupiditactuallywas),Hellboy2andCloverfield.

　　AllmovieswhichIthoroughlyenjoyedandwouldsayareprobablyinmytop100faveofalltime.

　　IhadputoffwatchingTakenforawhilepurelybecauseIhatedMaggieGracefromLOST.Butyou'llbegladtoknowherrolealthoughitisa'mainrole'itisn'treallyhugeinappearances.She'sthereatthestartandshe'sthereattheend.Personallyoverall,Ithinkshewasactuallyagoodactressinthefilm!Portrayedayounginnocentgirlquitewell,hell-evenliedreallywell!TakenisbasicallyaboutanexMarine/Mercanery(LiamNeeson)whomunreluctantlyletshis17yearoldgirl(MaggieGrace)andherfriendwhogotoParis.UponarrivingtoParistheyarekidnappedbyWomenTrafficerswhomkidnapwomen,getthemaddictedtodrugsandeithermakethemprostitutesorsellthemontoothers.The17yearoldgirlmakesaquickphonecalltoherfather(LiamNeeson)screamingthatsheisbeingkidnapped.ThefathergetsaflightintoParistogetherback.UsinghisMercaneryexperiencehegoesdeepintotheunderworldofParistolookforcluesandinformationtohisdaughterswhereabouts.

　　ButwhatmakesTakensomuchbetterthanWantedandetc?It'srealisticanditshowstheworldarealproblemtheworldisfacing.Itisn'taboutasecretagentwhogoesagainsthisgovernment/countrytogetrevengeforagirlheknewforliketenminutes.Itisn'taboutaslackjobofficeboywhobecomesalethalbulletbendingassassinintwentyminutes.Itisasimple,realisticmoviethathonestlytakesyoudownintotheshallowestdarkestplacesofParisandshowsyoujusthowharshtherealworldis.Itdoesn'tsugarcoatit,itdoesn't'Americanize'it(ByAmericanizeImeandumbitdown,gooverthetopormakeitunbelievable)-itsimplyshowstheviewerjusthowlethalandscarytheunderworldcanbe.

　　Anyonewhoenjoysagoodactionmovie,somethingwithacompellingstorywillLOVEthisfilm.Itdoesn'thaveanystupidoverthetopactionscenes,LiamNeesondoesn'thaveanyoutrageousgadgets.Hedoesn'thavesuperpowers.He'ssimplyafatherwantstofindhisdaughterandtofindherheiswillingtodoanythingintheworld.

　　Watchthismovie.Youwillloveit.Trustme.