Taken 2

Taken 2 (2012)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Lenore has separated from her second husband leaving her at a loss for what to do when she had planned a trip with her daughter Kim to try and re-connect and get away from things after the events of Taken. The two end up meeting up with Bryan in Instabul following the end of a job he'd taken there with the intent of a family holiday - except Bryan has a few enemies as a result of his rescue operation in Paris to get Kim back. He manages to keep Kim out of the line of fire this time, but it's Lenore, and he himself who are taken this time, and it's back down to his unique skillset to make sure Kim stays out of their net while trying to get the two of them out at the same time.

Taken 1

Taken 1 (2008)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Bryan is a retired CIA agent trying to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter who has a mother that appears to have no boundaries when it comes to telling her no, and a step-father who literally buys her a fancy horse for her birthday (not a pony, a full on dressage horse with shiny black leather tack and everything). There is little solace to be had when her Paris trip, that she lied to get her father to sign the forms to allow her to go in the first place, goes south and she's taken while on the line with her father (perhaps her one saving grace leading to her rescue attempt). Bryan will stop at nothing to get his little girl back, and he has just the training to do, but he's also up against a ticking clock.