Taken, Again
Film: The Prince
Cast: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis,
Jessica Lowndes
Directed by: Brian Miller
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
Rating: * 1 / 2
Lately there has been a spate of
films from Hollywood involving a father in search of his kidnapped daughter. The
Prince directed by Brian Miller not only has that clichéd formula but the
execution is very ordinary to say the least. Even though the cast has some well
known names, presumably only the pay cheque must have interested them, rather
than the characters they are playing.
Paul (Jason Patric) discovers
that his young daughter who lives in another city, has gone missing. We
gradually learn that he was a hit man of sorts who can beat bunch of guys to
pulp in the blink of an eye.
It turns out his daughter was involved with the wrong people and wrong things like drugs and her friend (Jessica Lowndes) helps him to track her down. Bruce Willis plays a gangster and the two men were involved in a common incident years ago.
It turns out his daughter was involved with the wrong people and wrong things like drugs and her friend (Jessica Lowndes) helps him to track her down. Bruce Willis plays a gangster and the two men were involved in a common incident years ago.
John Cusack is also seen in a
cameo and he constantly has that can-we-finish-this quickly-so-that-I-can-go-home
look. You can’t blame him for that, the story doesn’t deserve anything better.
While it barely starts off on an okay note towards the end you get the feeling that everyone involved with the film just get on and finish it as a formality. The Price as a result has very little to offer.
While it barely starts off on an okay note towards the end you get the feeling that everyone involved with the film just get on and finish it as a formality. The Price as a result has very little to offer.
Published in The Navhind Times on 14th Sept 2014
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