After announcing his “retirement” from the action film industry in 2015, Liam Neeson surprised everyone by playing the main role in the masterpiece The Return of the Honest Thie

Although he announced that he would stop acting in action movies in 2015, 5 years later, Liam Neeson reappeared, making the audience curious and excited in Honest Thief. In the movie, the Taken star plays the role of super thief Tom Carter.

Because he met the true love of his life, Tom Carter decided to make amends and proactively called the police to hand over the huge amount of money he had stolen.

But it turns out that being a good person is not easy when there are many other forces trying to steal that money, and he and his lover are pushed into a dangerous spiral.

Tom Carter must use all his “fighting” experience from many years of being a super thief to both defend and attack to block the enemy’s moves and at the same time protect his girlfriend from danger.

Not only does it impress with its captivating plot, the film also carries the message: Money is the easiest test of a person’s heart.

The return of “national father” Liam Neeson

But instead of still having an aggressive and strong image like Agent Bryan searching for his daughter in Taken, the character Tom is strong in mind and at the same time wishes for a peaceful life with as few events as possible.

In fact, Phi Vu Hoan Luong also leads viewers to a family-threatening situation like Taken. However, male lead Tom Carter chooses a defensive stance rather than proactively attacking like previous films.

In any case, Tom himself is still a man who has been involved in prison, so any move must be careful, especially when Tom’s “enemies” are the police.

Tom Carter is the character who maintains the balance of the entire Honest Thief story line, shown through his wise steps in planning to fight back against the enemy, as well as his emotional aspect for his girlfriend Annie, who is also is in dire straits because of being pursued.

Although he is no longer in his prime like Taken, Liam Neeson is still strong enough to overwhelm the audience with few but quality fight scenes.

 In addition, Liam Neeson also successfully expressed a series of emotions of a man whose loved ones are in danger, from panic and worry when realizing that Annie was harmed to a strong will and resistance to fight back. .

The plot exploits the dark side of money

Right from the moment the super thief To Dolan picked up the phone to call the police, Honest Thief clearly distinguished the two main hostile forces of the film.

One side is the male protagonist with the desire to rebuild his life, the other side is the fallen police officers. All for a mountain of money that belongs to no one.

Honest Thie pushes the temptation of money directly, without hiding it. For money, Tom swept 12 banks and brought back 9 million dollars, and now regrets his past sins in front of his girlfriend.