Taken 3

"I had another Liam Neeson nightmare; I dreamt I kidnapped his daughter and he just wasn't having it. They've made three of those movies; at some point you have to wonder whether he's just a bad parent."

- Deadpool

Taken 3 is a 2014 French action-thriller, directed by Olivier Megaton and starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen. It is the third and final film in the Taken series.

Plot
When his ex-wife is murdered and he is accused of being the murderer, Bryan Mills goes on the run to find the true killer and clear his name.

Why It Ends Here Poorly

 * 1) It's a rip-off of The Fugitive, as both films follow a man framed for a crime who's trying to find the real guilty while also trying to clear his name.
 * 2) The movie basically has the same relative premise as the two previous movies and has overstayed its welcome.
 * 3) Unfitting title: No one is actually "taken" in this movie.
 * 4) The movie is loaded with cliches.
 * 5) The PG-13 rating means a lot of the violence is downplayed.
 * 6) Terrible editing and cinematography: The movie is just filled with fast cuts, close-up shots, and horrible shaky-cam, which make it near-impossible to tell what's going on. In fact, in one oft-cited scene where Liam Neeson climbs over a fence, there are thirteen cuts in less than eight seconds!
 * 7) Terribly-written dialogue.
 * 8) Although Forest Whitaker does a good job acting, his character is incredibly wasted in this movie.
 * 9) The movie is over-reliant on exposition.
 * 10) The plot is incomprehensible and convoluted.
 * 11) Bad pacing.
 * 12) A lot of the scenes are so unrealistic, even compared to the first two films.
 * 13) Bryan Mills does a lot of questionable things in the movie, including putting innocent bystanders' lives in danger by causing car crashes, and even crashing a plane.
 * 14) It ended the Taken film series on a sour note.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Some of the scenes are unintentionally funny.
 * 2) Liam Neeson's performance is still good.
 * 3) Some of the soundtrack is good.

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Reception
The movie received mostly negative reviews, with a 12% critic rating and 43% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the consensus "Hampered by toothless PG-13 action sequences, incoherent direction, and a hackneyed plot, Taken 3 serves as a clear signal that it's well past time to retire this franchise." Much of the criticism focused on the bad editing, directing, and writing.