In the latest action movie “Honest Thief” currently showing in theaters, talented actor Liam Neeson, with a sad and moody face, plays a rather self-centered role, wanting to return to justice but having to hold a gun.

The 99-minute film directed by Mark Williams is truly engaging and dramatic. And those who loved Liam Neeson from the “Taken” franchise were not disappointed once again.

Liam Neeson in “Return Mission”. Photo provided by CGV
The robber was angry

Liam Neeson plays Tom Carter – a professional bank robber who “robbed 12 banks in 7 states. I have over $9 million in cash. And no one knows who I am.”

Despite the increasing amount of stolen money, Tom is ready to “hang up his sword” and start a new life with the woman he loves – Annie (Kate Walsh).

Tom agreed to turn himself in and return all the stolen money in exchange for leniency, but then he realized his fatal mistake. Two FBI agents Hall (Anthony Ramos) and Nivens (Jai Courtney) decided to hide the story and intended to appropriate the huge amount of money for themselves.

They framed Tom for the assassination of an inspector while on the run. And Tom has to start a new war against two corrupt police officers and the forces behind them…

Like every other Liam Neeson movie, “Payback Mission” is a true Hollywood action movie with all the thrilling and dramatic elements from chases, shootings and nerve-wracking battles against two people. FBI agent. And what softens the story is the love of Tom and the girl of his life, who has completely changed his life.

When Tom shouted “My girlfriend has nothing to do with this” and “Agent Nivens, I’ll come find you”, his voice was full of anger and contained the inner strength and determination of a man with Iron willed, not only a bank robber who wants to be redeemed, but also a former marine and explosives expert…

Looking for authentic faces

Liam John Neeson was born in 1952, in the Republic of Ireland (Ireland) and worked at the famous Abbey Theater. In the early 90s, he moved to America, achieving great success in his career with the role of Oskar Schindler. in the movie “Schindler’s List”.

He has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and 3 Golden Globe Awards.

He has played many diverse roles such as Michael Collins in “Michael Collins”, Peyton Westlake in “Darkman”, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables…

However, for many action movie lovers, Liam Neeson is associated with the The character is a man who is good at martial arts, suffers in love and always has to fight to protect his family and protect the values ​​of justice.

The series “Taken” with 3 parts, especially part 1, captivated the audience and the image of father Liam Neeson doing everything to save his child’s life touched viewers. Part 2 of “Taken” is weaker than part 1 but still no less attractive when Liam has to save his lover and settle his grudge with mafia bosses… And part 3 returns to form with a story. more fresh.

However, with a strict eye, Liam Neeson shows signs of repeating himself. Of course, here it is also the director’s fault for letting him play too many action scenes, heavy on the events and light on the inner elements.

In the movie “A Walk Among the Tombstones” directed by Scott Frank, the audience witnessed a very different Liam Neeson. The main character is Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson), a former police officer now a private detective, hired by a wealthy drug dealer Kenny Kristo (Dan Stevens) to find the people who kidnapped and killed his wife, even though he I paid the ransom.

Liam Neeson acted with subtlety, without being noisy or ostentatious, but showing off a rough, thorny, even cold-looking man on the outside, but inside is a sharp mind and a warm heart.

The action scenes in the movie are much less than “Taken”, instead viewers see a much more introspective and profound Liam Neeson.

That figure, it seems, has not been found in “Return Mission”…