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Taken 3
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2015
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Positive Reviews
22
Negative reviews
83
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2.0
Its a movie of relentless and reckless momentum, premised on a middle age paranoid kooks worst case scenario.
Av Club
3.0
But its a testament to Neesons startling charisma as an action star that for all its storytelling flaws, large swaths of Taken 3 remain wildly enterta ..
EW
1.9
Ironically, that approach ends up making it look like the movie is trying too hard.
Rogerebert
2.0
Olivier Megaton (Taken 2) directs again, and from the movies flagging energy level, it appears as if he, too, is ready to retire this series.
Common Sense Media
1.5
The third and presumably final installment of the Liam Neeson action franchise is a mind numbing, crash bang misfire.
Variety
1.5
Taken 3 makes clear that the only place left for this franchise to be taken is out back, and put out of its misery.
We Got This Covered
1.5
There isnt even a moment amid the running and gunning as insipidly inspired as the last films idea of using grenade tossing triangulation to save the ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Megatons epileptic, herky jerky action sequences are still frustratingly hard to follow, and theres never a pretence that this is anything more than e ..
Time Out
1.0
Again and again and again.While it may seem unreasonable to complain that a cynical threequel lacks originality, even leading man Liam Neeson looks bo ..
The Guardian
1.0
Taken 3: Not Again, or Taken 3: Seriously or Taken 3: This Is Getting a Bit Much Frankly.
The Guardian
0.6
Watching Mills mow his way through their ranks is empowerment porn for those who long for the Cold Wars clarity of purpose and American dominance in t ..
3.0
The best thing about the film is Neesons grim faced sense of honour and nobility.
Screen Daily
1.5
Liam Neeson is a great actor, but he cant carry what doesnt exist, and hes saddled with an action movie with horribly executed action scenes.
Collider
1.5
The concept is lame, and the execution is lame, too. The more the film advances, the less we care about the plot or anything that happens to anybody, ..
Vulture
2.5
If only the filmmakers could have conjured something more substantial to replace the gratuitous bone crackers of yore.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
As The Grey confirmed, his own particular set of skills merits this recent career renaissance; truth be told, he and we both deserve a better showcase ..
1.5
A running fantasy of wronged divorced dad nobility, the series here continues its ritualized plot points.
The New York Times
2.3
After a point, the limitless ways in which Taken 3 poo poos storytelling fundamentals, like stakes, become tiresome.The best proof of this may be Nees ..
Paste Magazine
3.5
Taken 3 might be more enjoyable if hooked up to Clockwork Orange style eye props.
IGN
1.0
Liam Neesons new film is the latest instalment in the Taken series of action movies , but theres no particular reason it should be.
Telegraph
1.0
Now Im sure Im not remembering the dialogue exactly, but the point is that precious minutes are taken by an exchange, one of many, that merely states ..
2.5
This is a pretty good action movie with the added kick of Neeson in the lead role.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
But if the greatest strength of Taken 3 is its story and screenplay, its greatest weakness is Megatons incompetent direction.
The Young Folks
1.5
But if the greatest strength of Taken 3 is its story and screenplay, its greatest weakness is Megatons incompetent direction.
The Young Folks
2.0
While it wraps up the adventures of Bryan Mills with a neat bow, the third and final installment of the unexpected Taken trilogy makes it official: bo ..
1.0
It had nothing else on its mind other than being brainless fun, and despite being as predictable as a sunrise, it delivered what it intended in a bris ..
Cinema Blend
0.0
That goes for Neeson as well.Actually, if the often laughable Taken 3 in which one man, while talking to another man, actually says, Lets talk man to ..
Ny Daily News
1.5
Sigh, I wish I had been watching DARKMAN.Heck, even NON STOP or UNKNOWN would have been way better.
JoBlo
1.5
Its been said before but not every great movie can maintain an equally great movie franchise.
Screen Rant
2.0
Once youve seen one, youve seen them all, and weve seen far too many.Taken 3 lacks the destructive mayhem of its predecessors: perhaps Los Angeles off ..
One Guys Opinion
3.0
It entertains at the lowest level with a mindless story and has plot holes the size of Malibu.
Sover
2.5
Taken 3 is exactly what one might anticipate from an unnecessary sequel in a mediocre franchise.
ReelViews
2.0
Instead of regrouping and rethinking franchise direction after the first follow up stumbled with surefire genre elements, co screenwriter/producer Luc ..
Blu Ray
3.0
Playing the latter character, Forest Whitaker turns in one of his sleepiest performances; no one else seems to be trying very hard either, yet directo ..
Chicago Reader
1.3
That one was so absurd in places that it occasionally warped into some kind of kooky comedy.This entry is far too bland and repetitive to benefit from ..
Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
While this third installment offers a jot more humor (mostly unintentional), the action scenes are disjointed, badly staged and mind numbing.Lots of c ..
Usa Today
3.8
...a sequel thats right in line with its immediate predecessor...
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
With his third kidnapping caper, Taken 3, Liam Neeson takes self parody to new lows and the result is hysterically, enjoyably bad.Once again, Neeson p ..
The Times
2.0
Different enough to avoid becoming ridiculous, but not original enough to be truly excite, Taken 3 may satisfy action fans but its unlikely anybody wi ..
Radio Times
2.0
The late Tony Scott used to make this kind of thriller with far more verve and style.
Independent
0.0
Be warned, sequel fanboys: This thing sucks! At 62, Neeson still has a glare that means badass. Nothing else makes a damn lick of sense. The only thin ..
Rolling Stone
0.5
Mgaton and editors Audrey Simonaud and Nicolas Trembasiewicz take every fist fight, shoot out and highway chase and shred them into milliseconds of mi ..
The Wrap
2.5
The Taken franchise ends on a dispiriting note: Its a third rate Liam Neeson movie.
News Day
1.5
Sure, thats an action movie trope.And better action movies find ways to subvert expectations, justify the poor shooting or otherwise do something crea ..
Film Journal International ..
1.5
The movie commits the deadliest sin for this type of project: Its simply boring.
Az Central
2.0
Photo: supplied The tagline for the film is it ends here, and there seems to have been some suggestion that this is the final Taken movie.Yetthe where ..
Smh
0.5
This is a movie as its own death wish.To call it cheap, lazy, and perfunctory grants it a dignity that implies there was another path it could have ta ..
0.5
This is a movie as its own death wish. To call it cheap, lazy, and perfunctory grants it a dignity that implies there was another path it could have t ..
1.9
No frequent flyer miles were wasted making this film, but a lot of brain cells certainly were.
Toronto Star
2.0
Seven years on, and with three episodes of The Expendables leaving the geri action flick well and truly spent, Taken 3 feels as dozy as a pensioner in ..
Flim List
3.5
Incredible plot aside, the charismatic presence of Liam Neeson and his impenetrable sense of decency carry the film way beyond its thrilling action se ..
1.5
What it offers, instead, is a domestic melodrama punctuated by discordant series of screeching, seemingly endless car chases, careening around the Sou ..
Susang Ranger
2.5
All good things must come to an end. This is also true of bad film franchises. The Taken films have adhered to the same formula to attract the audienc ..
Book My Show
1.5
Its all very unclear as to why he doesnt give the cops the benefit of the doubt to find the real killers, except that, as is true of films such as thi ..
The New Indian Express
3.0
Taken 3 isnt a bad time; its often laughable without veering totally into self parody.
The Film Stage
3.0
...its the audiences time and money that gets snatched, and not even Bryan Mills, with all his special skills, can stop that from happening.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Grand daddy knows best.The action sequences are not only visually confusing, but tension free.
Standard
2.5
Every year, it seems, Liam Neeson presents us with a year opening thriller.
Tony Medley
1.5
The Bottom Line: An absolutely awful sequel, Taken 3 makes Taken 2 seem like Taken 1.
1.5
The central villain in the film is hidden for a laughably long time and the twist isnt likely to shock anyone above the age of five.
Firstpost
1.0
It is a misguided effort for a franchise that probably never should have gone past its initially surprising debut entry.
Forbes
2.0
A daft and directionless thriller from Steven Spielberg, cynically hijacking Israeli Palestinian tensions to fuel the engine of an over heated action ..
Herald Sun
2.0
Long story short: Tak3n is cold steakums for action fans that want fresh meat.
Consequence Of Sound
2.0
Liam Neeson returns in the lead role, and with a damp squib of a sequel under its belt, the Taken franchise grinds to an utterly underwhelming finale.
Hey U Guys
1.0
The Taken series now stands as a perfect example of how to turn a good film into an awful trilogy.2008 Hire an effortlessly cool badass actor like Lia ..
Ner Dist
2.5
Everyone involved with this picture should be embarrassed, and boy do they look it.
Maki At The Movies
3.0
As far as cheesy action movies go, viewers could do a lot worse than Taken 3.
2.0
All you need to know about Taken 3 is that Liam Neeson survives an explosive car crash twice.
La Weekly
3.1
Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace in Taken 3.Supposedly this will be the final Taken film.
Three Movie Buffs
1.0
An inert exercise in cash cow milking, the film squanders its emotional stakes on a by the numbers revenge story that delivers on none of the modest l ..
Digital Spy
2.0
Liam Neeson cuts a rather sorry figure in whats less a final flourish for the series than a prolonged death rattle.
Games Radar
3.0
Its Neeson that franchise fans will come back for. And although his lethally protective father routine has run its course, its been fun watching the o ..
Nz Herald
1.0
Whether its an on foot chase, hand to hand combat or a multi man shootout, the results are the same: a badly edited mess of frames that cram in ten sh ..
Flicks
1.0
But whatever the reason, Megatons incomprehensible cutting turns Taken 3 into a tedious compilation of ugly, disjointed imagery.
Screen Crush
2.0
Viewers looking for mindless entertainment will get exactly what they want from this brisk, deafening, inane mess.
Contact Music
1.5
That this savvy if sad trio has managed to make so much chicken salad out of this amount of cinematic foulness is unbelievable.
Film Racket
2.5
Taken 2 refashioned Bryan Mills in the image of Brosnan instead of Bronson. Taken 3 works in a similarly bland, proficient groove. It ends here, says ..
The Filmy Ap
1.0
Noisy, indecipherable nonsense and floppy, dismally uninteresting character drama.
Antagony & Ecstasy
4.5
Its logical sleuthing thats beaten into submission by Megatons overactive direction.
Ign
1.5
If any film series illustrates the principle of diminishing returns, its the three (to date) Taken movies.
The Dissolve
3.0
Its hilarious, mind bendingly stupid climax is nearly worth the price of admission alone.
Cinemix Tape
2.0
The original Taken is no ones idea of a good classic; casually racist, brutish, filled with scenes of Liam Neeson hitting goon after goon actually, it ..
Metro New York
2.0
Taken 3s inability to commit to and fully explore the significance of its leading issues leaves much of the emotional payoff uncharted and muddled in ..
One Room With A View
1.0
And if the original film had been made this badly, it probably would have.Some of us were able to get through the mostly silly Taken 2 by clinging har ..
Crave Online
2.0
The film its most reminiscent of is Taken 2, another bloodless sequel with its edges sanded down, that like this instalment, failed to produce a singl ..
The Ooh Tray
1.3
The utterly asinine, cliche ridden, and aimless Taken 3 is so inept on every level from its empty script to confusing action sequences that you find y ..
Movie Mezzanine
1.0
If the whole movie had just been Mills versus Smart Cop, it could have been a fun action flick, if nothing else.But because the studio computers spitt ..
Lainey Gossip
1.5
With his quirks and thoughtful manner, Whitaker seems to be in a different movie. Neeson knows better, just going through the motions and spouting the ..
Jam! Movies
2.0
The character of Bryan Mills is neutered into a generic action hero that barely has the depth to be believable in a 90s era made for Showtime movie.
Fat Guys At The Movies
1.0
Its ugly, frustrating and totally lacking in tension, and makes the films scant 93 minute runtime feel a good fifteen minutes too long.
Concrete Play Ground
3.0
This time out barely before the credits have rolled a loved one is lying on his bed with a slit throat and the finger of suspicion firmly pointing at ..
Sky
1.0
While Neeson is barely serviceable, hes the least of the clunky offenders.
Ion Cinema
3.0
A THIRD kidnapping might have been a bit too much to swallow even for diehard fans of Liam Neesons ex CIA hardman.
Daily Star
1.5
The premise is pretty much the same: Mess with Neesons loved ones and you will die.
Toronto Sun
1.9
Mostly, the experience resembles a long, slow ride on a creaking subway without anything to distract you from the boredom.Liam Neeson is a terrific ac ..
Am Ny
1.5
Writers, Mr Besson and Mr Kamen, have a real aptitude for structure, and in a different film franchise we could have taken (no pun intended) a very di ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
But, this time the plotting is feeble and the action scenes are just barely acceptable.
Movie Chambers
1.0
We dont go to the Taken movies to see great art, we go to have a good time at the movies. Unfortunately, this time around, that pleasure has been take ..
Richard Crouse
1.0
What starts off as a fairly safe and bland family melodrama crash lands into familiar idiocy.
Impulse Gamer
1.5
It is the kind of performance every actor dreams of but only few pull off.
Abc News Go
2.5
Mildly competent and mostly diverting, but the formula is getting stale, and it feels like everyone involved knows it. These characters deserve a brea ..
The Film File
2.5
He never discovers the real killers are returning director Olivier Megaton and producer auteur Luc Besson, who callously dispose of the sympathetic Le ..
Commercial Appeal
2.0
Neeson and Grace give it their all and the final act ultimately delivers a satisfying conclusion.
The Hollywood Outsider
2.0
isnt so much out of gas as it is dragging itself away from the stalled car across the baking desert by its fingernails.
Mania.com
3.0
Taken 3 delivers a stimulating and different story to the franchise, but combines it with unbelievable and poorly presented action sequences (however ..
ComicBook.com
1.0
Liam Neeson returns as ex covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered.
Rotten Tomatoes
1.0
Those books would make a fine series of films, but its not to be.
Daily Public
3.0
Knowledge is power and the greatest asset you can acquire in order to compete for a fantasy football championship.
The Monitor
2.5
It is time for Mills to finally settle into a quiet retirement while Neeson moves on to better, heretofore untaken (in every sense) action showcases.
The Movie Report
1.5
Producer Luc Besson and director Olivier Megaton appear to have forgotten what made the earlier Taken movies such guilty pleasure hits.
Movie Talk
1.5
No one gets taken. Thats my beef. No one. Gets. Taken. I mean, come on.
Ladue News
2.0
Taken with no one taken That would be like The Exorcist with no exorcist. Cabin in the Woods with no cabin in the woods. Nightmare on Elm Street with ..
BET.com
2.5
Clearly Neeson and company want to squeeze the remaining strained juices out of the Taken film franchise as this movie series trilogy ends on an exhau ..
SF Crowsnest
4.5
If justice was a real thing, the Academy would be knocking on Reese Whiterspoons door to take her Oscar back.
El Universal
2.5
This is bad filmmaking at its most memorable and who doesnt love sneering at a bad movie
1.5
The tagline for Taken 3 is It Ends Here and we must all pray that it does.
UTV
1.5
This intentionally superficial character and premise have been stretched out much further than they were ever meant to be stretched.
3.0
In their screenplay, Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen raise the stakes with Mills keeping many balls in the air at once, offering more in the way of p ..
The Canberra Times
1.5
It will disappoint the Taken faithful almost as fast as The Grey did, but thats not necessarily a bad thing; the best bits of Taken 2, arguably superi ..
The Lmagazine
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