WHO’S IN IT?
Liam Neeson (Taken), Joel Kinnaman (Robocop), Génesis Rodríguez (Big Hero 6), Vincent D’Onofrio (Men in Black), Ed Harris (The Truman Show), Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl), Common (Selma), Holt McCallany (Blackhat), Malcolm Goodwin (American Gangster)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop), director; Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace), writer; Roy Lee (The LEGO Movie), Michael Tadross (Die Hard with a Vengeance) and Brooklyn Weaver (The Number 23), producers; Junkie XL (Divergent), composer; Martin Ruhe (Harry Brown), cinematographer; Dirk Westervelt (Men of Honor), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Aging hitman Jimmy Conlon (Neeson) is forced to position himself against his ruthless former boss Shawn Maguire (Harris) to protect his estranged son Mike (Kinnaman) and his family…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
This looks to be another entertaining addition to Liam Neeson’s lineup of entertaining-if-silly action thrillers that are attempting to cash in on Taken’s success – and, after its inferior sequels (especially Taken 3), it looks likely to slightly surpass them in credibility.
