I can’t say that Taken is the kind of movie one thinks of when it comes to father/daughter relations, but seeing it tonight certainly made my paternal instincts rise to a steady boil. There really is something primal about watching a father relentlessly trying to save the life of this daughter. While it’s a sad commentary about our culture that the father portrayal is yet another inabsentia-dad-on-the-mend, the love between Neeson’s character and his daughter felt very real to me. Definitely a recommend for this Father’s Day season:)
