Taken 2

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Taken 2 DVD

by Darkola

If you liked the first movie alot, then chances are you will like this one because to me it is pretty much the same movie again. I actually re-watched the first movie last night to remember it as...

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A Sequel Taken 2 Almost the Same Heights

by Reel Reviewer

As an avid fan of the original Taken I still have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this one. A half-hearted attempt at furthering the depths of the characters was made, I think, only because they...

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Dave White is a blowhard

by clerk8952

First of all Dave White is an idiot for saying its too unrealistic to be believable. REALLY? Which part of the original made it believable? It must have been when Neeson has 36 hours to find his...

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

Taken 2 is like a textbook on how to make beautiful, successful and highly satisfying junk-food cinema. When it's just a plot point, the information gets tossed out as fast and as forcefully as possible. Time is lavished only on the things that matter. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
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Moviegoers who liked Taken and want more of the same will get precisely that. Read full review

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USA Today
| Scott Bowles

The first half of Taken 2 is a serviceable action flick, but the second half descends into cliches. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal
| John Anderson

Less magical is the blind adherence to formula evident in most of Taken 2. As they might say in the advertising department, it's an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride. But it could have been much more. Read full review

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Liam Neeson in "Taken 2."