I have mixed emotions about this one; overall, it was an edge-of-your-seat action thriller with Liam Neeson playing a **tiny** bit different character. Instead of the typical (here of late, anyway) unstoppable _"I have a special set of skills"_ tough guy, Neeson plays a washed-up drunken has-been who suddenly sobers up when his own son is thrown into the fray. It was interesting watching him portray practically a laughingstock who's the object of ridicule of every other tough guy in "the business", but ultimately proves that muscle memory goes deep and those special skills don't wash away in a bottle. Granted, there were some parts that were roll-your-eyes worthy because they (like so many other LN movies since _Taken_ ) made him out to be practically unstoppable, but overall, I found this a great action flick. My "mixed emotions" hinge solely on the conclusion: without spoiling it, let me just say that it seemed like the producers ran out of film (or money?) and said, _"Let's quit here."_ Seemed to just drop off abruptly. You're watching the story and the next thing you know, the credits are rolling and you're like _"Huh? Did I miss something?"_ No, you didn't miss anything; they just cut it off real suddenly. Still, I found it definitely worth watching and better than some of Neeson's more recent releases ( _The Marksman_ ). As always, Ed Harris gives an outstanding performance, Common was decent as a contract killer (I would like to have seen his character get a bit more development), and I just like seeing Vincent D'Onofrio in practically anything. He never ceases to amaze me. Yes, it may be "predictable" in some areas, but it's still a good film…definitely worth watching.

> Neeson is good at it, none other would've played better than him.

Pretty entertaining action flick with a fast paced narration. A typical Liam Neeson's movie. Take a gun and go hunt down the bad guys or protect loved ones from them kind of movie. Under his league, like always he was awesome. This has been a already heard story, like a trivia say. Yes, it was similar to 'Road to Perdition', but happens for a different reason and with the different cast. Still the movie was better that I expected.

I went speechless when I saw Neeson was begging in the opening scene. Because that's not his style, action heroes like him, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis et cetera, they don't fit in those roles. But what came just a few minutes later was like switching to second, third, fourth and fifth gear in a quick session. You know you can't judge a book by its cover, same applies for this as well. The film was good, I mean better than average, better than ratings and reviews across the web.

It was kind of unofficial 'A Man with a Gun' trilogy (I made it up) after 'Unknown' and 'Non-stop'. Because if you check it out all these three film's posters, Neeson will be seen with a gun in the similar fashion. Hope this director and actor comes together to do more movies in the future, since it is a rocking combo. Well, they all might not be the masterpieces, but enjoyable at the time of the watch. Especially it will not disappoint Neeson's fans.

7/10

A decent enough action thriller. Neeson, Harris, Kinnaman and Holbrook do a good job.

The direction is also good. The script is just predictable, although has some good points but, that's it. A movie to watch without doing any mental effort.