Taken DVD

Taken: Liam Neeson stars in what amounts to be a glorified “B-Movie”. Liam plays an ex-spy whose 17 year old daughter gets “taken” while on her European vacation (yes, it is as simple as the one word title). He sets out for Paris to find her and to get his revenge against the bad guys who took her. Hand-to-hand combat is the choice for most of the action with the main character mowing down people like he is in the Nintendo game Kung Fu. It all happens too easy and too fast, thus never letting the viewer care about the outcome. If it was a lesser known actor in the lead this would have been a direct to DVD release. That said, even with Liam in the movie I still thought the acting was dreadful, especially by the girl playing his daughter (I would have let her be taken).

“Kick it to the Floor”

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Nothing But The Truth DVD

Nothing But the Truth: Kate Beckinsale anchors a rather large cast in this thought provoking film. Beckinsale plays Rachel Armstrong, a political reporter for a Washington D.C. newspaper. She writes a story that accuses the President of ignoring vital information reported to him by a covert CIA agent. In her story she names the CIA agent which causes the government to come after her for breaching national security and to give up her source. When Rachel will not name her source she is held in contempt of court. I really appreciated the way the subject matter was handled. The film leaves it up to the viewer to determine who is right or wrong as this issue is not at all black and white. For this reason, the film opens up a dialogue for conversation once the credits roll.

"Pick it Up"

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