Print Edition: October 1, 2014
Contrary to popular belief, Liam Neeson can do films that donât involve him karate-chopping people who have taken his daughter. He has proven in several films, most recently
The Grey, that his range is wider than just being an invincible force of vengeance.
At first glance,
A Walk Among the Tombstones seems like a generic mystery thriller. But within a few minutes after the opening credits, the film deters from the standard
Taken procedure by killing off the captured woman.
The film is an investigative thriller as Matt Scudder (Neeson) converses with prosperous drug dealers who all have one thing in common: a loved one has been taken by a team of sadistic serial killers. Based on the book written by Lawrence Block, Neeson plays a private investigator trying to match the clues about who the killers are, and why they are targeting these women.