Taken 2

2012
PG-13
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

327K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Action Crime Thriller

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Director
- Olivier Megaton
Writers
- Luc Besson
- Robert Mark Kamen
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

327K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,722

228

Director
- Olivier Megaton
Writers
- Luc Besson
- Robert Mark Kamen
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

Trivia
The movie was shot as an R-rated film, but it was later edited down to a PG-13 for its theatrical release, just like its predecessor, and its sequel.

Goofs
When Kim sets off the first grenade, Bryan counts nearly 4 seconds and calculates that it was 4.5km away. The speed of sound is approx 0.340km/s so the explosion was just over 1km away. The sound would have taken roughly 13 seconds to travel 4.5km.

Quotes
Bryan Mills: Do you know how to shoot?
Kim: No.
Bryan Mills: Then drive!

Crazy credits
The last shot of the credits states: "The making and legal distribution of this film supported over 14,000 jobs and involved over 600,000 work hours." This is the first movie with such message of Fox campaign to educate consumers on economic impact of film and TV. Later on, other Fox-produced films are featuring this message.

Alternate versions
The UK release was cut, the distributor was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A classification could be obtained by making changes to three scenes. These were to reduce elements of violence and threat. When an edited version of the film was submitted for formal classification, the scenes had been reduced and the film was consequently classified 12A.

Connections
Featured in Alex Clare: Too Close (Taken 2 Version) (2012)

Soundtracks
A Real Hero
Written by David Grellier, Austin Garrick & Bronwyn Griffin
Performed by College featuring Electric Youth
Courtesy of Valerie Records

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Good, but not great

First off, I enjoyed the film, and think it was worth the money I paid to see it. While other reviewers have been beating this film down, I find that the story itself was carefully structured in the beginning and grants it believability from that point. By carefully structured, I'm mostly talking about the way an ex wife brings her daughter to Istambul to see her ex-husband.

The action sequences are, frankly, amazing. But not being an action junkie, I tend to go more for the story. What bothered me about the story was the portrayal of Kim Mills' boyfriend, and the resolution at the end of the film.

Just to note, the sequence on the rooftops of Istambul, someone mentioned it was believable, I wholeheartedly agree... let's just say one of the characters put guts and enthusiasm on display without suddenly becoming an expert... 'nuff said...

I loved Taken, I enjoyed Taken 2.