BY MURPHY GARCIA, Editor

Brian Mills (Liam Neeson) is once again the hero for his family, but this time it’s not just his daughter who is in trouble, it’s his ex-wife, too. Thinking back to the first movie, Taken, Brian spent 72 hours searching for his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace). Kim was taken by some Albanian “money makers” (they scam innocent people in the streets) that  Brian later killed. Of course, the Albanians went insane for their losses, so this second movie is all about the revenge.

Brian was in Albania on a job, so Lenore, also known as Lenny, (Famke Janssen), and Kim surprised him there. Their plan was to take a luxury trip away from stress, but almost ironically, their trip turned into a life-threatening massacre. Within 24 hours of their arrival, Kim receives a call at the hotel pool from her dad. Thinking her parents’ date went well, instead she gets the confounding information that they are all being taken. Brian and Lenny are found in the streets by the Albanian revenge crew, and Kim is solo and frantic in her father’s hotel room.

There are many scenes in this film that make it a nailbiter. It is full of action, suspicion, tension and uncertainty. Kim has to take her driver’s test after multiple tries, Brian has to get used to the fact that his daughter has an exclusive boyfriend, and most importantly, the family’s vacation turns into an emergency visit to the U.S. Embassy.

Taken Two is definitely a movie to see if you desire lots of vigor activity and anticipation. If you haven’t seen the first movie, it’s not an inconvenience. The sequel has many flashbacks indicating what had happened in Taken, causing the insightful revengeance in Taken Two. The film is rated PG-13 and is only an hour and thirty-two minutes long, but every minute is worth it and full of exhilarating puzzle pieces to figure out who ends up being bulletproof