An average movie

I didn’t have some really huge expectations regarding this movie but since I have a weak spot for Liam Neeson, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, I have to admit that I was actually rather surprised by the damned thing. Indeed, I was pretty sure it would be another generic action flick starring Liam Neeson kicking some major ass and I have seen way too many similar movies to really care anymore. However, in this case, the tone turned out to be surprisingly goofy though and, basically, this movie was some kind of mix of ‘Taken’ with ‘Fargo’. Sure, it might sound really misguided but, at least, it was slightly more original than all these generic action flicks starring this veteran. As a result, even though Neeson played the whole thing rather straightforward, the rest of the cast was made of rather colourful characters with sometimes some really neat one-liners. Still, even though the approach was original and refreshing, I’m afraid it was still not enough to make this movie really working for me though. Indeed, the story was still terribly derivative and predictable and I wish they did add some really unexpected events to shake things up but it was wishful thinking, I’m afraid. The fact that Neeson looked rather bored through the whole thing probably didn’t help (apparently, he announced it would be his last action flick but I’m pretty sure he will change his mind with the right pay check). Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and I guess it is worth a look but only if you really like the genre.