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Release Date:
30 January 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
They took his daughter. He'll take their lives. more
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A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade. full summary | full synopsis
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Probably the fastest 93 minutes of my life !
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Liam Neeson | ... | Bryan Mills |
 | Maggie Grace | ... | Kim |
 | Leland Orser | ... | Sam |
 | Jon Gries | ... | Casey |
 | David Warshofsky | ... | Bernie |
 | Holly Valance | ... | Sheerah |
 | Katie Cassidy | ... | Amanda |
 | Xander Berkeley | ... | Stuart |
| Olivier Rabourdin | ... | Jean-Claude |
| Gérard Watkins | ... | St-Clair |
 | Famke Janssen | ... | Lenore |
| Marc Amyot | ... | Pharmacist |
| Arben Bajraktaraj | ... | Marko |
 | Radivoje Bukvic | ... | Anton (as Rasha Bukvic) |
| Mathieu Busson | ... | Undercover agent |
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
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93 min
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South Korea:18 |
Netherlands:12 |
USA:PG-13 (cut version) |
Australia:MA |
UK:15 (edited version) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Ireland:15A |
South Africa:16LV |
Peru:14 |
Argentina:16 |
France:-12 |
Brazil:16 |
UK:18 (DVD rating) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Finland:K-15 |
Chile:Y7 |
Germany:16 |
Sweden:15 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Norway:15 (uncut version) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) |
Ireland:18 (DVD rating) |
USA:Unrated (DVD rating) (uncut version) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Denmark:15 |
Austria:16 |
Iceland:16 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Mexico:B15
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All of Liam Neeson's character's ex-agency friends were played by actors who had previous roles in 'spy' or 'cop thriller' television shows and movies - Jon Gries played a major role in "The Pretender" (1996), Leland Orser was in both "The Pretender" (1996) and "24" (2001), and David Warshofsky has appeared in minor roles in numerous similar shows.
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Continuity: Whenever Kim is giving Bryan the description of the man that's taking her, she yells that he has a beard. However, whenever Bryan is listening to the tape on the plane we hear that he has a mustache. Later when he arrives at the apartment and goes over what happened, we hear that he has a beard again.
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Wow - I had already read reviews of this movie, and with the writer being one of my favourite directors, Luc Besson, I just had to go see this movie as soon as possible...
I was not disappointed... I'm not sure if this was intentional but there were no trailers before the movie, so being thrown strait into the film unexpectedly with people whispering "is this it then ?" only helping build up some initial tension and excitement.
The film starts nicely, but with overtones of spy thrillers like "Day of the Jackal" coming to mind. Neeson seems a bit pityful at the start, but soon overturns that impression with a taste of his handywork after around ten minutes of the thriller.
Then, before you know it, it's over. 93 minutes, gone in a blur of fighting, fear, chasing and excitement at serious pace. The artwork and direction is nicely done, giving you the feeling of being the one attacking and the chair squirming feeling of being the poor gits who get annihilated in almost every way possible.
It was one of those films that I wanted to applause after the film, I actually clapped about three times, but no-one joined in... too afraid of being the only two people clapping I suppose...
Neeson was great, and I can't wait to see the movie many more times. I only gave it 9 out of 10, as it was too short ! The film could have been easily stretched to 2 hours in my opinion, with some more development and intimacy with the characters. But I guess this may have not made it so exciting... still, well worth the money to see this in the big screen.