Directed
by Olivier Megaton
Starring:
Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Grade: C [47]
I don’t
know how much of a compliment it is to opine that Megaton’s sequel is better
than Morel’s original, given that the 2008 film hammered us over the head with
conservative paternal knowhow, while finding a way to bookend its turgid
misadventures with Holly Valance as a rich-bitch-turned-Samaritan. What’s
presented here is just as ludicrous, but far more straightforward, with a
rounded sense of location and eminently more personal motive helping to offer some
accessibility. But the absurd plot points override most of what’s going on
here: casual terrorism is an orienteering exercise; slapdash city-roaming is a
supposed logistic marvel. The parody here is too pallid to suggest genuine
self-awareness, making this seem all the more unnecessary an addition to Liam
Neeson’s portfolio of mediocre action movies.
1 comment:
ouch.
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