Like the Die Hard franchise, at we have the original film to look back at fondly. Taken 3 is a slight improvement on the silly first sequel, and the twist on the idea of 'taken' appeals, but it is delivered in an utterly generic and completely narratively unsurprising way. In its favour, Neeson is as dependable as ever but actually gets little to do until the latter stages, Maggie Grace does her best and most watchable work of the trilogy, L.A. is used well and looks great, and there is one good car/chase/smash-up sequence in the middle. The meagre action shown is so flash-cut even Michael Bay would think twice, the frequently melodramatic score is overbearing, and the resolution is somewhat underwhelming. The tagline says, "It ends here," and that is how it should be.
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