After watching it, I was really moved by the love story in the film, and both the protagonist and the supporting role were portrayed with a human touch. Even if Liam Neeson played a thief this time, he still has both romantic and heroic feelings.
Liam Neeson’s experience is a typical "twilight hero" in Hollywood. He was not well-known before the age of 50. He mainly played supporting roles in drama films, often showing the image of a gentle gentleman. But in 2008, a small-cost action film "Taken" (Taken) completely changed his destiny, and turned the 56-year-old into an action star. Unlike many muscular men or male stars who like to play special effects and difficult action scenes, Nissen always acts as ordinary people around him, and has to rely on his own ability to get justice when he can't. Maybe there are no fancy special effects scenes, but they always resonate with the audience through affinity and sense of justice. The action movies he starred in later were all translated as "XX Rescue".
This time, the 68-year-old Nissen starred in the film veteran Tom. He robbed a total of 12 banks and never missed it. He was called a "quick thief", and even the FBI was helpless with him. The reason why he robbed the bank was not for money, but not for wasting the skills of the "bomb expert" he had learned in the army. When he accidentally met Annie, an employee working in a storage warehouse, he fell in love and planned to wash his hands with a golden basin. Unexpectedly, the FBI who was in charge of taking over his case took the money after he got the money, and accidentally shot and killed another FBI agent, blaming Tom, causing Tom to be chased and killed by the FBI, and his girlfriend was also life-threatening.
The film is not unfamiliar to fans of Liam Neeson. Although the investment is not high, the style is similar to the previous "rescue" series. It is still an action film with ingenious design and warmth, even without losing a romantic plot. Even if the wrinkles on the forehead and the hunchback when walking constantly remind people that Nissen is over sixty years old, this "uncle rescue" still relies on the persistence of love, excellent combat skills and gentle and humble temperament to create a charming chivalrous image.
The film also created a lot of lively and interesting supporting roles to impress people. For example, Jeffrey Donovan (Jeffrey Donovan), a senior FBI official, changed the FBI’s majestic image. Instead, he always took a cute pet dog by his side in the office. He also divorced his wife. The tragic loss of a comrade-in-arms is sympathetic. This image reduces the FBI's stereotype and makes the characters more affinity. Every time the puppy appears on the camera, it will be cute to the audience, allowing people to see the very caring side of this unsmiling FBI leader in private.
Actress Kate Walsh in "Grey's Anatomy" (Grey's Anatomy), who starred in Tom’s girlfriend, also contributed lively and interesting performances, creating an image of a smart and humorous girlfriend. The love line between the two The original dark and corrupt crime plot adds a lot of warmth.
I don’t know how many years the 68-year-old Nissen can "play" on the big screen, but viewers who like to watch him subduing bad guys will not be disappointed in this film. I hope he will also save the currently precarious theater by the way. Won the box office championship this week).
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