I didn’t love this but it wasn’t terrible. Certainly not the disaster that Taken 3 was. It had its moments but it was just so predictable.
Neeson was good as the lead. Completely believable, a nice flawed character and a solid redemption arc. That was the best part. Ed Harris was interesting as the bad guy (at least he had a purpose beyond just being evil). But Joel Kinnaman was a real disappointment. I’m not even sure if it was his acting. Maybe he was doing exactly what the script called for. The problem was that his character was so unlikable and yet he was the the one we were supposed to be caring for as much as Neeson’s character. The film was really hurt by the writing choices there.
The action was shot horribly, shaky cam and in most cases, unintelligible action that was near impossible to tell what was happening (really wish that trend would stop in films). Not one of Neeson’s best action films. It’s probably a pass for most people unless you are a huge Neeson fan or die hard action aficionado.