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Here are the most scathing quotes from the Taken 3 reviews
THIS WEEK SEES the third installment of the Taken franchise make its way into cinemas.
In this installment, Bryan Mills (AKA the unluckiest man in the world) is wrongfully accused of the murder of his ex-wife and must call upon his “particular set of skills” to track down the real killers.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Reviews for the film have started coming in and, spoiler alert, it won’t be winning any Oscars. Here are some of the choicest quotes.
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Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw said of the film:
Bradshaw also reluctantly speculated on the possible plot of Taken 4:
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Variety‘s film critic was similarly tired of Taken’s antics, writing that audiences would be “hostages to tedium”.
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The Hollywood Reporter wrote that it failed to live up to its predecessors in pretty much anyway and called its plot implausible. (Well, duh.)
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Digital Spy didn’t hold back at all and was fairly scathing throughout its one-star review.
On Liam Neeson:
On the film itself:
And the final punch:
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Finally, Robbie Collin of The Telegraph simply billed it as a “tragedy” where nothing is taken “other than arguably the biscuit”.
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Poor Liam.
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