In Pierre Morel's action thriller "Taken," Liam Neeson plays a father who stops at nothing to find his kidnapped daughter. But how effective is his battle against the bad guys? Let's find out what the Web's critics have to say:

• Katey Rich at CinemaBlend: "But all the movie really needs is Neeson and a row of henchmen for him to mow down, and as long as the action is moving, it all works fine."

• Cinematical's Eric D. Snider: "These are matters of black-and-white, with clearly defined heroes and villains, and there's nothing wrong with seeing the good guys win every now and then."

• RopeOfSilicon's Brad Brevet: "The best way to describe 'Taken' is to say it is in the same genre as other recent Fox flicks such as Hitman and Max Payne, but it does it all much, much better."

• Joblo's Arrow In The Head: "By and large, TAKEN shamelessly entertained this simpleton for an hour and half. No frills, no pretenses, just Liam Neeson mowing through human trash to get his daughter back. Nothing wrong with that!"

• LatinoReview's Ron Henriques: "The first great movie of the slump month known as January (and possibly the year), 'Taken' is can't miss entertainment that must be seen in a theater to be fully appreciated."

• Matt Goldberg at Collider: "While I hope that "Taken" signals future action films for Neeson, the material is too silly to feel immediate and the action is too unimaginative to feel exciting."