Daddy's little girl makes a few false moves in Europe - ending up in the biggest ordeal of her life. Liam Neeson, former military spy of the US government plays the ultra-protective daddy, with good intentions in Taken. Neeson's character sets out to find whoever took his daughter, utilizing his life experience as a spy to locate her and her captors. 

I may be very biased to this Film as I think of it as the Euro version of Man On Fire, starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. If anything, Taken was the poor man's version of Man On Fire. Alot of this comes down to whether you love or hate Tony Scott's fast paced style directing. I for one love Scott's films as he engages the audience with heavy impact action scenes - well - maybe all of his scenes. Taken seemed too passive and Bourne Supremacy-esque, something I didn't think fit well with this film. The best advice I can offer is to watch both Taken and Man On Fire in whichever order you prefer, and decide for yourself. I'll be nudging you into the direction of Denzel.