Taking a look at "Taken"
Liam Neeson stars in this action-packed thriller that will leave you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The official trailer definitely conveys that thrilling sensation as it engages its audience with the tension of a kidnapped young teen accompanied by the dramatic dialogue uttered over the phone.
Neeson (last seen in "Batman Begins") plays the main lead character Bryan, a former spy who has retired to be closer to his daughter, Kim (played by Maggie Grace from the popular television series "Lost"). Model and actress Famke Jansen (appeared in all of the "X-Men" films as Jean Grey) also appears in this movie playing the part of Lenore, Kim's mother.
In the movie "Taken", Kim a seventeen-year-old, lives with her mother and stepfather. They both agree to let her take a trip over to Paris with her friend. However, her biological father Bryan does not think
(left) Maggie Grace, Famke Jansen & Liam Neeson
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of it as a good idea, but decides to let her go either way. After she arrives at her destination, she and her friend are taken away by two men who forces them into prostitution. While the abduction is taking place, her father Bryan hears all of this on the phone. He flies out immediately to find her after promising her that he will get her back safe. Being a former spy, he uses his special skills to track her down and get revenge on the ruthless abductors. Thus, launching a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter from the slave trade.
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