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Rating: 2.5 of 5 ★★½☆☆ 

Neither thrilling nor suspenseful. Liam Neeson is a great actor, but I wasn’t that invested in watching him stumble his way through the mystery of this film.

And, yes, there’s an interesting and clever twist. But it’s not entirely surprising. Mostly, I didn’t like any of the characters in this movie and when you don’t care about the characters it’s hard to give any consideration to anything else.

Part of the problem, I think, is the actresses they cast. Diane Kruger is decent sometimes but January Jones is not a good actress and completely off-putting. So when they’re the two primary people surrounding Liam Neeson, none of it works very well.

Writing:★★½☆☆ 
Characters:★★☆☆☆ 
Performances:★★¼☆☆ 
Directing:★★¼☆☆ 
Production:★★★☆☆ 
Overall:★★½☆☆ 

February 19, 2011 | Review , , | this post contains affiliate links