Captive situations. A couple of films that do a single thing extremely well. Taken! Luc Besson. High concept and beautiful static characters. Paul David Hewson continues to show up uninvited. Action star requirements. Maggie Grace is not seventeen. Black market vs white market. Vulgar, tact-less conversations about sexual slavery. Gun foley. Studio happy endings. P2 and the parking garage. The Splat Pack. Another flying Tom Tom.
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Taken
Released: January 30, 2009
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Director: Pierre Morel
Writer: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Holly Valance
A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.
P2
Released: November 9, 2007
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Director: Franck Khalfoun
Writer: Alexandre Aja, Franck Khalfoun, Gregory Levasseur
Starring: Wes Bentley, Rachel Nichols, Simon Reynolds, Stephanie Moore
A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
