This is the epitome of awfulness and why British movies have such a bad reputation. Ultimately, if a British movie is made with a factual script, it's usually good, if a British movie is made with a fictional script, it's bloody appalling, and this proves it.
From the start the amount of violence shown is ridiculous, not sure whether that's because of just the violence, or also the fact that it's so indiscriminate. I think the latter is probably the case. Although its then made even more bizarre by the kidnapping of the lead actors daughter, who is subsequently tied up and never seems to be hit, tortured etc, it just doesn't make sense.
I started to take notes fairly quickly into this film, because I was so appalled by it. For me, it was too quick to integrate new people, without establishing them, then giving them a major role in the progression, for example a brother is suddenly introduced and goes on to kill three people in the next few seconds?!?! The subplots are silly, a nine year old was kidnapped early on for onward sale to a peodophile (presumably), then is not seen again until three quarters of the way into the movie?! Then rescued?! I saw a very poor display of realism with the wife of the main lead, really, she was a gangsters wife?! I also watched the bizarre dialogue about romanians sticking heads on sticks, then the statement that English people did this as well, which just left me floundering! Aside from all that, we had the garage scene, where the main bad guy infiltrates and escapes with relative ease and no explanation. I could go on and on...
On the whole, the idea was a good one, use the film 'taken' as the blueprint and make it British, the trouble was that Taken was American made and quality, and was not afraid to be brutal using the viewers imagination, this film has struck out badly because it tried to be brutal, but remembering its British, so easing back on the screenplay, it doesn't work, at all! It's so frustrating to see these types of movies made, because brit flicks can do so much more, sadly this film will end up in the £1.00 bargain bucket and doesn't deserve to be anywhere else.
From the start the amount of violence shown is ridiculous, not sure whether that's because of just the violence, or also the fact that it's so indiscriminate. I think the latter is probably the case. Although its then made even more bizarre by the kidnapping of the lead actors daughter, who is subsequently tied up and never seems to be hit, tortured etc, it just doesn't make sense.
I started to take notes fairly quickly into this film, because I was so appalled by it. For me, it was too quick to integrate new people, without establishing them, then giving them a major role in the progression, for example a brother is suddenly introduced and goes on to kill three people in the next few seconds?!?! The subplots are silly, a nine year old was kidnapped early on for onward sale to a peodophile (presumably), then is not seen again until three quarters of the way into the movie?! Then rescued?! I saw a very poor display of realism with the wife of the main lead, really, she was a gangsters wife?! I also watched the bizarre dialogue about romanians sticking heads on sticks, then the statement that English people did this as well, which just left me floundering! Aside from all that, we had the garage scene, where the main bad guy infiltrates and escapes with relative ease and no explanation. I could go on and on...
On the whole, the idea was a good one, use the film 'taken' as the blueprint and make it British, the trouble was that Taken was American made and quality, and was not afraid to be brutal using the viewers imagination, this film has struck out badly because it tried to be brutal, but remembering its British, so easing back on the screenplay, it doesn't work, at all! It's so frustrating to see these types of movies made, because brit flicks can do so much more, sadly this film will end up in the £1.00 bargain bucket and doesn't deserve to be anywhere else.