Taken Heart

The film is OK. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't good.

A short way in Hollywood did it's propaganda bit with a long speech about White Privilege that added absolutely nothing to the film and felt really forced into the "natural conversation". But don't let that put you off completely.

It's watchable all the way through but it has a not-actually-strong-at-all female lead and it never reaches the point of being "good".

It definitely never reaches the point where it is fair adopt the "Taken" brand.

In this case the reference to 'Taken' in the title of the film obviously refers to the fact that the viewer has been taken for a ride. Plenty of ham acting, but little action and while the heroine does her best with the weak script, she was given little opportunity to demonstrate her competency. In fact, towards the end of the film when some action finally hits the screen, she constantly gets caught and her firearm is easily and regularly confiscated by an unconvincing rogue. The latter comes to an unlikely end at the hands of said heroine.

Don't waste your time with this one. You've seen it before. Maybe not this one, but other ones that follow the same basic plot line: girl goes missing (why is it always the girl, never the boy?) during a solo trip to some foreign country, police don't believe the single parent. Parent goes hunting for girl. Fighting. Gun play. Girl rescued. The only real difference in this one is the acting. Acting that fails to impress anyone. And a final summary of why the events of the movie happened is more confusing than it needs be. The film makers probably wanted it to differ from other similar themed movies by including a ....Well, I wouldn't want to spoil it for you. The movie itself will do it for you. The Knightwolf recommends skipping this one.

I am amazed at this crappie film and its writers. This is what I call the height of lazyness! They have a very good idea and cheap ass writing and production. All the situations could've been done way better. Enstead it looks like a bunch little kids made this film. The producers, Director and writers should be ashamed of themselves!

Acting poor and above all lots of improbable sequences and heaps of nonsense actions. Don't waste your time with such a movie>