Every Actor Who Copied Liam Neeson's Taken Comeback - Ranked

Why The Actress Needed A 'Neeson': Jennifer Garner broke through into the pop-culture with TV show Alias, featuring her as the girl-next-door who also happens to be an ass-kicking government agent. After also playing Marvel character Elektra, she shied from action roles and instead delved into romantic comedies and drama.

After motherhood, she stepped away from film roles. With time having passed with her career cooling down, the time was ripe for her to return to her ass-kicking roots.

Film In Question: That project released last year, with the plot playing close to your average action-revenge thriller, except with a female ex-assassin avenging her dead family.

Also, guess who directed it? None other than Pierre Morel, whose whole post-Taken career is completely based on trying to give actors a gritty Neeson-style comeback.

Did It Work?: In terms of critical plaudits and box office success? No, it struck out.

Despite that, it is not a bad effort at all. Sure, the plot is ho-hum and it falls apart in the third act yet Garner really gives her all in a convincing performance, plus is fiercely convincing in the bloody action scenes. Seeing her efforts here, certainly shows she deserves more action roles.