Sam returns in Taken 3 to help Bryan clear his name after he is wrongly framed for the murder of his ex-wife, Lenore. Sam is shot and wounded by the true antagonist, Stuart. He is not seen again in the film, but it is revealed by Detective Smith that Sam survived getting shot.
After Bryan kills Malankov's guards and fights Malankov, a mortally-wounded Malankov reveals that Stuart planned Lenore's murder and framed Bryan as part of a business deal to collect a $12,000,000 life insurance policy.
Bryan then abducts and interrogates Stuart, who confesses his failure to repay a debt to a former business partner and ex-Spetsnaz operative named Oleg Malankov (Sam Spruell), was the reason Lenore was killed and he exposed Bryan's identity to Malankov out of jealousy.
A pregnancy test Kim's taken (offscreen) reveals she is pregnant with her boyfriend's baby. An odd conversation between Bryan, Kim and her boyfriend finds Bryan saying he'll support the couple with whatever choice they make.
Noted character actor Xander Berkeley portrayed Stuart in the first film and would have returned to reprise the role, but he had scheduling conflicts and was unable to, as he had obligations for television projects at the time Taken 3 had to be filmed, so the role was recast and Scottish actor Dougray Scott was brought ...
The editing is atrocious, you can't see anything during the action scenes. Moves and hits are usually lost and you can't see who is hitting who, where, how. If you think Taken 2 was bad, this movie takes the spot at clearly trying to do the worst to suck badly.
Sam returns in Taken 3 to help Bryan clear his name after he is wrongly framed for the murder of his ex-wife, Lenore. Sam is shot and wounded by the true antagonist, Stuart. He is not seen again in the film, but it is revealed by Detective Smith that Sam survived getting shot.
Stuart appeared in the first film, but he seemed completely different than his character in Taken 3. First off, he was portrayed by Xander Berkeley in the first Taken, which shouldn't necessarily have any effect on the story. But he was an ally in the first film and a villain in the third.
Later Bryan finds Kim on a boat where she is used as a human shield and held at knife point by a man called Raman. Bryan shoots Raman dead and saves Kim. He then takes her back to the United States, where her mother and stepfather are overjoyed to see her returned safely.
Due to its PG-13 rating, there is absolutely no blood or any clear fighting. I'm not one who demands for gratuitous blood and gore in films, but the complete lack of it impairs the action scenes even more.
With her position of power gone and her future at best uncertain, Lenore fell into a deep state of despair. With a final goodbye to Hector, she opted to kill herself by walking out into the morning light, burning herself to ash.
The film was created as entertainment in the action-adventure genre and no one involved claimed to be telling a “true” or “ripped from the headlines” story. Unfortunately, it had the unintended effect of completely miseducating the public about what human trafficking is, how it happens, and who it happens to.
Taken 4 isn't happening, confirms Liam Neeson - IMDb. Liam Neeson's time with the Taken series is done, he says. After Taken 2 was made, and before it became a smash hit, Liam Neeson cautioned against talk of a Taken 3, suggesting that the series might have run its narrative course.
After getting her driver's license at the end of Taken 2, Kim (Maggie Grace) and her father, Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), head to Ruby's Shake Shack on the Malibu Pier to celebrate. The ending of Taken 3 was also shot on the historic 780-foot pier.
The plot is actually a refreshing entry into the Taken franchise. My problem is with director Olivier Megaton. The cinematography was in some cases poorly focused and at others nauseating. We all know the trick to fight scenes and car chases are quick pans, zooms, shaky cameras, and rapid cuts.
John is a supporting character in the 2008 film Taken and the main antagonist in the 2015 film Taken 3. Stuart was Lennie Mills's ex-husband and the employer of Oleg Malankov, the man who killed Lennie after failing to get back the relationship, and is also Bryan Mills' friend-turned-archenemy.
Parents need to know that Taken 3 is star Liam Neeson's "threequel" to the successful Taken and Taken 2. The violence is mainly bloodless, but there's a lot of it, including tons of shooting, fighting, guns, chasing, smashing cars, and explosions, plus some torture and war flashbacks.
Liam Neeson has stated that there will not be a Taken 4 movie, and no news has surfaced to indicate otherwise. The possibility for a Taken 4 story is wide open, as the series is flexible and can go in different directions.
In his adulthood, he also married Lenore, and sired Kimberly Mills with her. Due to the strain on his marriage due to him being away so often, Lenore eventually divorced Bryan, who would later marry a man named Stuart St. John.
Taken 2 is the sequel to Taken (2008), which was based an original script by French filmmaker Luc Besson and American screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen who also wrote the screenplay for Taken 2. It is followed by Taken 3 (2014).
