He is driving the kids to school when he learns, via a mysterious and twisted phone call, that there are powerful explosives wired into his car, and pressure plates in the seats, meaning that any attempt by him and his children to escape will lead to catastrophe. The story, too, is familiar to the point of being rote: Matt Turner (Neeson, of course – always good value for money playing a clenched, angry paternal figure) works for a successful financial firm and has a wife (Embeth Davidtz) and two children, Zach (Jack Champion) and the young Emily (Lilly Aspell). It is also a clear template for Retribution with its speedy cutaways, twitchy close-ups of the protagonist’s face, and high-octane car chases through the streets of Berlin. Taken, with its memorable threat and its violently determined father, was a breakout hit and became a legend of badass movie-quote history. If there’s one thing we know about Liam Neeson, it’s that he will find you and he will kill you.
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