Forest Whitaker turns in one of his sleepiest performances; no one else seems to be trying very hard either, yet director Olivier Megaton delivers some good chases, fist fights, and shots of Neeson looking glum.

| Jan 16, 2015

A movie that thinks the way to earn our knuckle-biting is to be as dull as hell for 35 minutes, then send a giant shipping container hurtling along the interstate. But you yawn through that, too.

| Jan 16, 2015

There's something sluggishly formulaic about the rollout of smackdowns, chase scenes and general mayhem involving wrecked cars. And a plot point involving warm bagels is downright ludicrous.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 16, 2015

The utterly asinine, clich-ridden, and aimless Taken 3 is so inept on every level...

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 15, 2015

...wheezes by with an inescapable sense of fatigue.

| Jan 15, 2015

The tagline promises "It ends here" but the denouement keeps the door open for more. What next? Taken 4: Taken the Piss?

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 11, 2015

Nothing gets taken here except your ticket money.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 10, 2015

All you need to know about Taken 3 is that Liam Neeson survives an explosive car crash - twice.

| Original Score: C | Jan 9, 2015

The logy screenplay, by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, sags under head-clutchingly banal dramatic scenes. Only Mr. Neeson's appeal somehow survives unscathed, perhaps the most impressive stunt of all.

| Jan 9, 2015

Here it's the audience that gets taken.

| Original Score: 0/5 | Jan 9, 2015

Neeson's late-life rebirth as an action star may be drawing to a close with this limping, wheezing entry in the "Taken" franchise.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 9, 2015

Empowerment porn for those who long for the Cold War's clarity of purpose and American dominance in this murky age of terror.

| Original Score: .5/4 | Jan 9, 2015

Taken 3 is such a blatant paycheque gig for Liam Neeson, you almost expect him to stop midmovie to deposit his loot into an ATM.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 9, 2015

Be warned, sequel fanboys: This thing sucks! At 62, Neeson still has a glare that means badass. Nothing else makes a damn lick of sense. The only thing getting taken is the audience.

| Original Score: 0/4 | Jan 9, 2015

"Taken 3" is so unintentionally hilarious I couldn't help but wonder - do movie contracts carry a humiliation bonus clause these days?

| Jan 9, 2015

All kinds of problems are forgivable in a movie like this if the finished product is exciting. That doesn't happen here.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jan 9, 2015

If you love the other "Taken" movies, you will like this. But if you're determined to love it, you'll have to talk yourself into it - and even then, it might not work.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 9, 2015

It's the weakest of the trilogy, but Taken 3 kicks just hard enough to survive another day.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 9, 2015

The premise is pretty much the same: Mess with Neeson's loved ones and you will die.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Jan 9, 2015

Because Mills' hyper-competence never seems exciting, it instead becomes giggle-inducing.

| Original Score: C- | Jan 9, 2015