Taken 2

Name: Taken 2
Released: 2012-10-5
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Sherbedgia, Mehmet Polat

Taken 2

PG-13
1h 33m
2012

22%

age 15+

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Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the ex-CIA operative who stopped at nothing to rescue his daughter from sadistic kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, it is Bryan and his wife who find themselves “taken” hostage in Istanbul. To survive, Bryan must enlist the help of an unlikely ally and use his brutally efficient skills to take out his heavily-armed foes one by one.

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

22%

Critics Consensus: Taken 2 is largely bereft of the kinetic thrills -- and surprises -- that made the original a hit.

Reviews

From the Front Row

Matthew Lucas

Megaton does give us some gorgeous wideshots, but they are in service of such an insufferable film...

August 6, 2019

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Bowling Green Daily News

Micheal Compton

This is a wildly absurd piece of cinema - so completely over the top and preposterous that it does...

Mostly, Taken 2 is a violent but not-too-bloody popcorn movie, unambitious but well-made and moder...

I liked every minute. Don't expect Shindler's List, expect Taken 2 and you won't be disappointed.

This sequel barely uplifts itself from the predecessor blueprint as the acting is wooden, writing...

November 19, 2018

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Common Sense Media

age 15+

Common Sense Says

Less violent, more sympathetic sequel delivers the thrills.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Taken 2 is the sequel to the 2009's hit thriller Taken, but it's less mean and vicious than the original, with more sympathetic characters and a more anti-revenge stance. Still, there are plenty of fights, chases, and shootouts, as well as torture scenes, though most of the really brutal stuff occurs off screen. A teen girl is shown making out with her boyfriend, with the boyfriend working at the buttons on her dress, but they're interrupted. Another kiss is shown, as well as the girl wearing a bikini. Language is very infrequent but includes about four uses of "s--t" (three of them during an intense chase scene).