No type-casting for Neeson in this film, and all things considered, quite a surprisingly crafty performance, although no matter how remarkable the acting, it is the story in the end that really matters. But the story is a predictable one, with its share of drama and suspense and fast-paced action that has a all's-well-that-ends-well ending, but isn't remarkable in any particular way.
Yes, one identifies wit the horror, despair and outrage of being a parent who has a child kidnapped, but the almost super-human reaction portrayed by Neeson to fight back (and succeed in his every move) is one for the heroes among us.
The sex-trafficking of young women from anywhere in the world, but particularly from the West, is a chilling reality (reinforced in real-life with a similar incident in a nearby town just last week!) depicted quite well that made me reach for my cell in order to text my own kids at home even while Neeson was zigzagging the streets of Paris hunting down the bad guys!
Given the state of current offerings, I'd say its worth going to the movies for– as opposed to waiting for the DVD.
