Outstanding action roles of ‘old man’ Liam Neeson

Before and after “Taken” (2008), the 65-year-old Irish star brought audiences many memorable action roles on the big screen.

 Darkman (1990): Liam Neeson proved his ability to play a hero early on, even though he spent most of his time in Darkman playing scientist Peyton Westlake with his face covered in bandages.



 

Returning from the dead, the character is determined to find a way to take revenge on those who burned him alive. He created a chemical that looked exactly like human skin, but Westlake’s masks melted in less than 100 minutes. The film directed by Sam Raimi was praised by critics. However, neither Raimi nor Liam Neeson subsequently returned to continue Darkman II and III.

Darkman (1990) : Liam Neeson proved his ability to play a hero early on, even though he spent most of his time in Darkman playing scientist Peyton Westlake with his face covered in bandages.

Returning from the dead, the character is determined to find a way to take revenge on those who burned him alive. He created a chemical that looked exactly like human skin, but Westlake’s masks melted in less than 100 minutes.

The film directed by Sam Raimi was praised by critics. However, neither Raimi nor Liam Neeson subsequently returned to continue Darkman II and III.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999): As the first episode in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Phantom Menace received countless mixed praise and criticism.
Many people claim that this is the worst part of Star Wars with unnatural acting, ridiculous dialogue, and many funny humor. However, blockbusters still have rare bright spots. The most typical is Qui-Gon Jinn – the character of a Jedi knight who is good at martial arts and erudite, portrayed by Liam Neeson.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) : As the first episode in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , The Phantom Menace received countless mixed praise and criticism.

Many people claim that this is the worst part of Star Wars with unnatural acting, ridiculous dialogue, and many funny humor. However, blockbusters still have rare bright spots. The most typical is Qui-Gon Jinn – the character of a Jedi knight who is good at martial arts and erudite, portrayed by Liam Neeson.

Batman Begins (2005): This is the opening part of the Batman film trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. Batman Begins is the origin story of Batman, from Bruce Wayne’s initial fear of bats, to the death of his parents, to his journey to becoming a superhero in Gotham City and joining the battle against Ra’s al Ghul’s destructive plan with Scarecrow.

In the film, Liam Neeson plays Henri Ducard – Batman’s martial arts master, but later revealed to be the evil Ra’s al Ghul. Both a teacher and an enemy of Batman, this is the Irish actor’s breakthrough role in entertainment films.



 

Batman Begins (2005) : This is the opening part of the Batman film trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. Batman Begins is the origin story of Batman, from Bruce Wayne’s initial fear of bats, to the death of his parents, to his journey to becoming a superhero in Gotham City and joining the battle against Ra’s al Ghul’s destructive plan with Scarecrow.

In the film, Liam Neeson plays Henri Ducard – Batman’s martial arts master, but later revealed to be the evil Ra’s al Ghul. Both a teacher and an enemy of Batman, this is the Irish actor’s breakthrough role in entertainment films.

 Taken (2008): Liam Neeson’s career as an action hero only really gained public attention since early 2008 with  Taken. In the film, the actor plays Bryan Mills – a former CIA agent, who now reluctantly has to reappear to rescue his daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers.

With his skillful acting ability, the actor perfectly portrays the image of a former professional spy, but at the same time a father who loves his children dearly, despite the burden of age. The success of Taken caused the production team and Neeson to then make two more episodes. 

Taken (2008) : Liam Neeson’s career as an action hero only really gained public attention since early 2008 with  Taken . In the film, the actor plays Bryan Mills – a former CIA agent, who now reluctantly has to reappear to rescue his daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers.

With his skillful acting ability, the actor perfectly portrays the image of a former professional spy, but at the same time a father who loves his children dearly, despite the burden of age. The success of  Taken caused the production team and Neeson to then make two more episodes.

The A-Team (2010): Based on the famous television series of the same name, The A-Team is the courageous exploits of an action squad consisting of four veteran commandos. Trapped in a top secret mission, they were imprisoned but immediately escaped. The A-class squad now has to run away from the authorities and find a way to expose the mastermind. In the movie, Liam Neeson transforms into Hannibal – the team leader and expert in meticulous planning, accurate to every second.

The A-Team (2010) : Based on the famous television series of the same name, The A-Team is the courageous exploits of an action squad consisting of four veteran commandos.

Trapped in a top secret mission, they were imprisoned but immediately escaped. The A-class squad now has to run away from the authorities and find a way to expose the mastermind. In the movie, Liam Neeson transforms into Hannibal – the team leader and expert in meticulous planning, accurate to every second.

The Gray (2011): In the film directed by Joe Canarhan, Liam Neeson plays Ottway – a hunter whose mission is to protect oil workers from wolves in the frozen land of Alaska (USA).

Unfortunately, the plane carrying all the workers after completing the work suddenly crashed. In this harsh land, they not only have to endure the cold, but also have to fight against the hungry wolves that are always lurking nearby.

It looks like an action-adventure work, but The Gray actually delves deeply into the psychology of the characters. Besides fear, loneliness, and feelings between people in front of the vast wild nature, the script also goes into depth describing the sad past of the character Ottway.

The Gray (2011) : In the film directed by Joe Canarhan, Liam Neeson plays Ottway – a hunter whose mission is to protect oil workers from wolves in the frozen land of Alaska (USA). Unfortunately, the plane carrying all the workers after completing the work suddenly crashed.

In this harsh land, they not only have to endure the cold, but also have to fight against the hungry wolves that are always lurking nearby. It looks like an action-adventure work, but The Gray actually delves deeply into the psychology of the characters.

Besides fear, loneliness, and feelings between people in front of the vast wild nature, the script also goes into depth describing the sad past of the character Ottway.

The Unknown (2011): The film marks the first collaboration between director Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson. In The Unknown, he plays the main role of Professor Martin, who goes to Berlin with his wife to attend a conference.

Returning to the airport because he forgot his suitcase, Martin had a car accident and lost his memory. When he woke up, no one confirmed the professor’s identity, and his wife was with “the other Martin”.

The fast, intense tempo and a series of unexpected details helped The Unknown be loved by the audience, and opened up many subsequent collaborations between the Collet-Serra – Neeson duo afterward.

The Unknown (2011) : The film marks the first collaboration between director Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson. In The Unknown , he plays the main role of Professor Martin, who goes to Berlin with his wife to attend a conference.

Returning to the airport because he forgot his suitcase, Martin had a car accident and lost his memory. When he woke up, no one confirmed the professor’s identity, and his wife was with “the other Martin”.

The fast, intense tempo and a series of unexpected details helped The Unknown be loved by the audience, and opened up many subsequent collaborations between the Collet-Serra – Neeson duo afterward.

Non-Stop (2014): In Non-Stop, Liam Neeson’s character Bill Marks is an aviation police officer. He accidentally fell into a hijacking plot by an unknown person on a flight from New York to London. Non-Stop attracts viewers thanks to its intelligent script, which continuously presents unexpected situations.

The film’s hero does not possess superhuman intelligence or outstanding martial arts. Bill Marks touched viewers with his enthusiasm for his career, as well as his determination to find the mastermind so he could soon reunite with his daughter.

Non-Stop (2014) : In Non-Stop , Liam Neeson’s character Bill Marks is an aviation police officer. He accidentally fell into a hijacking plot by an unknown person on a flight from New York to London. Non-Stop attracts viewers thanks to its intelligent script, which continuously presents unexpected situations.

The film’s hero does not possess superhuman intelligence or outstanding martial arts. Bill Marks touched viewers with his enthusiasm for his career, as well as his determination to find the mastermind so he could soon reunite with his daughter.

Run All Night (2015): Still playing the role of a father protecting his child’s life as in  Taken, but with Run All Night, the difference for Liam Neeson’s role lies in the fact that the father does not simply protect transport, but also have to fight to win her son’s love and trust.

In fact, the plot of Run All Night is similar to many of the Irish actor’s previous works. However, the film still has a high entertainment factor thanks to the full convergence of dramatic, surprising, and humane elements.

Run All Night (2015) : Still playing the role of a father protecting his child’s life as in  Taken , but with Run All Night , the difference for Liam Neeson’s role lies in the fact that the father does not simply protect transport, but also have to fight to win her son’s love and trust.

In fact, the plot of Run All Night is similar to many of the Irish actor’s previous works. However, the film still has a high entertainment factor thanks to the full convergence of dramatic, surprising, and humane elements.

The Commuter (2017): This is the work that marks the fourth collaboration between Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson.

On the fateful train, an insurance salesman named MacCauley (Neeson) uses his mind to search for the identity of the mysterious passenger, and suddenly realizes that he is gradually becoming a link in a horrifying conspiracy.

Liam Neeson announced that he will stop acting in action movies after The Commuter because he turns 65 this year.

The Commuter (2017) : This is the work that marks the fourth collaboration between Jaume Collet-Serra and Liam Neeson . On the fateful train, an insurance salesman named MacCauley (Neeson) uses his mind to search for the identity of the mysterious passenger, and suddenly realizes that he is gradually becoming a link in a horrifying conspiracy.

Liam Neeson announced that he will stop acting in action movies after The Commuter because he turns 65 this year.

On the occasion of The Commuter – The Mysterious Passenger preparing to premiere on January 19, Zing.vn and the film’s distributor will give readers 4 pairs of tickets to attend the film’s premiere in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the evening. January 18.

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