October Movie Review - Taken 2

Taken was soo cool. It wasn’t amazing but it was quite a surprise which made it go viral back in 2008. For years later and Liam Neeson is back to cash in on the namesake with Taken Too? Taken 2 is so bad that I think it somehow made the first one worse. It’s a thrown together case study on how movies are made these days just to make more money. The story is ridiculous, the script is pretty poor, the action is cliche, and the whole project is laughable. For a moment I thought the movie was going to be so bad it was good but it just turned out to be blah.


A year after Kim (Maggie Grace), Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson)’s daughter was taken in Paris, we join this marked family in Istanbul, Turkey. Bryan’s ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen) is separated…again and the two of them are starting to rekindle the flame. However, there are Albanians everywhere and they all want revenge on Bryan for killing their brothers, sons, fathers, etc. Since Bryan has a special set of skills, he figures out that the obvious group of Albanians spying on him and following...Read More

Upcoming Movie:The Odd Life of Timothy Green

 

  August 15 2012 (tomorrow!!)

• Director/writer Peter Hedges brings enchantment to the screen with The Odd Life of Timothy Green, an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who can't wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim -- and their small town of Stanleyville -- learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life's greatest gifts. -- (C) Disney
   
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Upcoming Movie: Sparkle

 

August 17 2012 (3 days away)

• Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era. -- (C) Sony
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