Liam Neeson has kind of played the same roles over the past few years ever since Taken came out. It doesn’t matter if it was Taken 2 or Non Stop, it seems like the man plays the same role. I’m not saying that it’s a bad thing because Liam Neeson does it right when he plays these roles on the big screen. A Walk Among The Tombstones sees Liam playing Matt Scudder, a former NY Detective, now private detective with some inner demons. After talking to Howie (Eric Nelsen), a fellow AA warrior, he agrees to visit Howie’s brother Kenny’s (Dan Stevens) house for a case he never imagined he would be tangled up in. Some guys are kidnapping women in New York and are forcing husbands to pay a ransom only to not have their wives or girlfriends returned in one piece. So, Matt takes the case and dives head first into this manhunt to try and stop them before anyone else gets harmed. The film also stars David Harbour (The Green Hornet) as Ray, Adam David Thompson (+1) as Albert, Razane Jammal (Djinn) as Carrie, Laura Birn (Purge) as Leila, Brian “Astro” Bradley (Earth To Echo) as TJ, Mark Consuelos (Cop Out) as Reuben, Danielle Rose Russell in her first role as Lucia, and the film was directed by Scott Frank (The Wolverine).
This is definitely one of my top 5 movies of 2014 and I have to say that it was a breath of fresh air in an otherwise lackluster year for great movies in Hollywood. The film was clever and the suspense never led up for a second cause they kept you on the edge of your seat the whole time. This film is an example of what great crime thrillers are supposed to be like. Liam Neeson is a bad ass in the film, but in a different way than we see in the Taken movies. I really wish the bad guys would learn that if he picks up the phone then you are messing with the wrong guy. They never seem to learn that in the films. The tones are very dark, gritty, and like I said before, the suspense is amazing. To be cliche, the film is one heck of a thrill ride on your emotions as things just heat up and get intense. Even the back story for a lot of the characters in this film are awesome and they follow the rules of screenwriting so well giving you hook, followed by all the turning points and the resolution to end the film. This is a definite must see of any fan of crime thrillers and any fan of Liam Neeson. I am giving this film an A- for a final grade.
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