As a fantastic surprise, we get a fantastic movie thrown into the midst of the movies we have been reviewing of late, as part of our student powered voting system. It is a nice change of pace in comparison to the other movies, which kind of emanated a certain "I'm in school" vibe, as the movies we watched seemed to normally be something most people wouldn't watch on their own time. Well, with that out of the way, on to the review.
To start off, the movie's plot is as simple as it's title. A man who used to work for the government as a self proclaimed "preventer", who simply prevents bad things from happening, has his daughter kidnapped in Paris while she is on a vacation with a friend. Now, the plot is of course a BIT deeper than that, but we'll leave it at that. Even with the simple plot line, this movie packs a major punch, as it's filled with action, detective works, sly spy-like tricks, and even a little parkour.
There were not many main characters in the movie, but Liam Neeson, who portrays the main character, Bryan, did a fantastic job bringing action to the movie, while being an all-together collective, and seemingly average guy. With a surreal car chase, dozens of hand-to-hand fighting scenes, and even a few shootouts, this movie definitely brings the action that we desired to the screen, and even a star that we aspire to be a little closer to reality than most. The other main actors, Kim (Maggie Grace), Lenore (Famke Janssen), Amanda (Katie Cassidy), etc. all played less major roles in the film, but still presented themselves in an adequate fashion on screen when their parts required it.
The music was all too unnoticed while watching the action occur during the movie, leaving it hard to rate, unlike the special effects, which were also hard to notice being fake, as you immersed yourself into the movie's action.
To conclude, this movie is a definite RENT, as it's got some good action, a few good hints of comedy, and the explosions we know you love!
***Rating***
****/*****
Action: *****/*****
Acting: **** /*****
Music: ? /*****
Plot: **** /*****
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