Recorded by Luc Besson as cinematographer on Taxi 4 and Danny the Dog, then directed by Banlieue 13 (whose Atlantic success is such that it enjoys underground cult status), Pierre Morell was commissioned in 2008. By staging Taken. In keeping with The Memory in the Skin, the film combines bare-knuckle combat with spectacular chases.
At the beginning of the bill, Liam Neeson is completely believable in the skin of Brian Mills, a former Secret Service agent who is ready to do anything to save his daughter, who has been kidnapped by a woman trafficker.
The actor gives a particularly memorable performance (so often parodied since then) in a pivotal scene where his character helplessly aids his daughter’s kidnapping via cell phone. A negotiation with the kidnappers follows, ending with this iconic response: “If you keep it, I will seek you out, find you, and kill you.”
The first installment in the action trilogy – of which AlloCiné is the highest-rated opus by viewers, with an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 -, taken Currently, it is considered the main element of the Irish comedian’s filmography.
Then Liam Neeson chained action films (Sans Idident, Non-Stop, Night Run, The Passenger, Sang Froid, The Good Criminal, Le Vétéran, Ice Road, Memory, Blacklight), becoming one of the biggest figures of the genre, like Gerrard. Butler or Jason Statham.
taken Pierre Morell with Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Jansen…
from the age of 12
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Source: Allocine
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