Taken 2 (2012) - Tired Of It All.

★★☆☆☆

‘Taken’ is a fast-paced, gripping story of well choreographed actions. ‘Taken 2’ is to me very unnecessary, but you know since Bryan (Liam Neeson) has to kill so many to get his daughter taken by notorious human traffickers in the first place, ‘Taken 2’ seems so inevitable. An eye for an eye, that’s their logic. This time, it’s not his daughter being taken. It’s himself and his wife. The way he teaches his daughter to locate him by using grenades is interestingly ingenious anyhow. How those bad asses seem to approach him, get him, and treat him is, however, nonsensical. No way they’d be that careless and lenient while coming up to such a tough and skilled master like Bryan. And the problem above all is, its actions, thanks to the swift cutting, are such a headache. The physical fights are no longer enjoyable but of nausea. If you think ‘Taken’ is terrific enough, then don’t ruin your memory by seeing this one.

Truth is, revenge is never sweet. That’s why Bryan says in the end to his opponent that he’s tired of it all. That both of them should just drop their anger, pain, sorrow, whatsoever, and live a life in peace. Like the Buddha said, a vengeance is never the solution, only the forgiveness is. But some just don’t buy it, and it’s never been easy anyway. So ‘Taken 3’ will be coming for sure. And I’ll call it quits because I’m so tired of such things as well.