Pocket Universe

So there I was, enjoying seeing Liam Neeson (purr) as ex-spy/preventer/CIA-superman go Protective Daddy (purr) and track down the people who abducted his daughter, and then...

...the final boss last bad guy Protective Daddy has to take down is a sheik. Because it's not enough that the plot revolves around the fact his daughter was abducted by an Albanian sex-trafficking ring and then sold "certified pure" at an auction. No, she has to be bought by an agent of a sheik. Ah, but penny, those who have seen the movie say, Neeson's character makes the sheik's agent buy his daughter. To which I say, the Movie Powers That Be could have had Neeson's character enter any bidder's booth oh-so-cleverly disguised as a server. They chose that particular booth. Why? The conclusion I came to isn't flattering (it's a racist decision) and sadly...

...a movie that could have been fun escapism with a few added bonuses (Famke Janssen as Neeson's ex-wife doesn't get a lot of screen time, but it's nice to see a woman who's actually old enough to be the mother of a 17-year-old playing the mother of a 17-year-old) was ruined.