Liam Neeson is back. Liam Neeson can’t be stopped. Liam Neeson must defend yet another family member in harm’s way due to the questionable choices he has made using his unique set of skills. This time, with Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown and Non-Stop) at the helm, Neeson, as a mob enforcer and hit man, finds himself cut off after killing the son of his boss (Ed Harris) while protecting his own estranged son (Joel Kinnaman). The big boss sends all of the forces at his disposal — known criminals and cops on the take — against his former right hand man, but we know that no one can stand in Liam Neeson’s way, right? The real question here is whether or not Liam Neeson will be able to transfer some of his cache to Kinnaman (Robocop and the AMC series The Killing), a rising star in need of that extra boost to elevate his game. (Now open) (R) Not screened in time for review
This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2015.