69-year-old Liam Neeson is still on fire! In Blacklight, he is drawn into a scheme involving the FBI. He will then knock out the bad guy with all his might. On the occasion of the film’s release, a look back at 10 badass roles of the actor.
After working with the most renowned filmmakers, from Steven Spielberg (Schindler’s List) to Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York, Silence) via Neil Jordan (Michael Collins), Liam Neeson felt invested with a high risk mission.
From Taken in 2008, the Irishman chained action films, becoming one of the figures of the genre like Gerard Butler or Jason Statham. This year, Neeson makes a remarkable comeback in Blacklight, a muscular action thriller in which he plays Travis Block. The latter intervenes on behalf of the FBI when all other options have been exhausted.
His methods often involve the hard way. When he is ordered to silence an agent who wants to reveal the Bureau’s methods to the press, he understands that he has become the pawn of a terrible plot.
Determined to expose the truth, he launches into a fight against those with whom he is used to working. But when his adversaries prey on his loved ones, Travis turns his methods against his former employers and he will have no mercy. On the occasion of the release of this feature film on February 23, a small focus on the 10 best action films of Liam Neeson is essential.
BLACKLIGHT
TAKEN
Between 2008 and 2015, Liam Neeson will popularize the character of Bryan Mills, a father ready to do anything to save his family. The trilogy was a big hit, making the actor a cult action hero.
NONSTOP
He has just boarded yet another New York-London flight. While flying over the Atlantic with 200 other passengers, he receives mysterious text messages from an unknown person who claims to be on board and wants to murder a passenger every 20 minutes if the government does not transfer $150 million to him.
THE TERRITORY OF THE WOLVES
Ottway, aka Liam Neeson, is convinced that salvation is in movement and that the forest will provide better shelter. But all his companions in misfortune are not of his opinion and to the dangers that nature imposes, are added the tensions and the errors of the men. With a rating of 3.4, our viewers largely adored this tense survivalist feature film.
WITHOUT IDENTITY
Later, once awake, he learns that another man has taken his identity and seeks to kill him. With the help of a young woman, he will do everything to prove who he is. Liam Neeson wears this muscular feature alongside Diane Kruger, not hesitating to ogle Jason Bourne’s side in combat style. Rated 3.4 stars, it ranks high in the top of the best Neeson badass.
THE ALL RISKS AGENCY
But the sum of their talents allows them to escape without a hitch. Having become rebels, they decide to clear their names and find the real culprits. In any case, as in the series of the same name, they have a plan, and they like it when it goes off without a hitch! With a rating of 3.3 stars, this film adaptation has greatly pleased our readers.
NIGHT RUN
And lately, it seems whiskey is Jimmy’s only comfort. But when he learns that his next mission is to eliminate Mike, his son he hasn’t seen in years, Jimmy must choose between the mafia “family” he has built and the real family he has built. he gave up a long time ago. This brutal and badass action movie has an average rating of 3.3! A good vintage made in Neeson released in 2015, also with Ed Harris and Joel Kinnaman.
THE PASSENGER
As he fights against the clock to solve this enigma, he finds himself caught in a terrible spiral. A conspiracy that becomes a matter of life or death, for him as well as for all the other passengers! After breaking necks on a plane in Non-Stop, Neeson smashes arms on a train. Rated 3.2 stars, this feverish action film is extremely effective.
WALK BETWEEN THE TOMBS
Venturing between good and evil, Scudder will hunt down the monsters who committed these heinous crimes into the most gruesome underworld of New York City, hoping to find them before they strike again. In this 3.1-star crime thriller, Neeson stars alongside Dan Stevens, David Harbor and Boyd Holbrook. Fun fact: director Scott Frank then went to direct episodes of The Queen’s Game, Netflix’s flagship series.
THE GOOD CRIMINAL
Ex Marine, specialized in explosives, the character of Liam Neeson is not the type to play cards. When he’s cornered, he doesn’t hesitate to knock everything out! Rated 2.8 stars on AlloCiné, this action film is effective and uncompromising!
THE VETERAN
But when the mother is killed in a shootout, the recalcitrant American decides to help young Miguel escape. The widowed and disillusioned war veteran and the orphan boy will have to cross the United States, pursued by criminals and corrupt police. With an honorable rating of 2.7 stars, The Veteran echoes Cry Macho, Clint Eastwood’s latest feature film in which his character also took a young Mexican under his wing. But unlike the legendary Clint, Neeson is still able to blast off the bad guy with his gun without shaking!
