Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.
Taken 3 is widely considered the weakest entry in the franchise, retreading familiar ground with diminishing returns. The plot swaps the kidnapping premise for a fugitive-on-the-run narrative that feels generic and contrived, with logical gaps throughout. Liam Neeson performs competently but the material gives him little to work with, and the supporting cast is largely wasted. The cinematography is serviceable but marred by hyperactive editing that renders action sequences incoherent. Novelty scores very low as it recycles the Taken formula while abandoning even the core hook of the series, offering nothing distinctive or memorable. The ending resolves predictably with minimal emotional payoff.