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- Movies such as “ Taken,” as diverting as they can be, don’t ask the viewer to be concerned for the soul of the protagonist. “A Walk Among The Tombstones” does, and so besides being a dynamite thriller, it gives something not insubstantial as an extra.
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Feb 20, 2024 · The Grey is a thoughtful, brutal thriller, A Walk Among the Tombstones is a pulpy neo-noir, and even shlock like The Commuter and Run All Night offer more genre charm than watching Neeson...
Oct 26, 2024 · Neeson’s portrayal of Scudder is pitch-perfect. He sells the right amount of sadness at his core and is entirely convincing as the no-nonsense avenging angel willing to get his hands dirtier than most criminals he deals with. Even Block himself was impressed, tweeting, “Saw A Walk Among The Tombstones today. Liam Neeson brilliant as Scudder
Sep 17, 2014 · Film Review: ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’ Liam Neeson goes a shade subtler than 'Taken' in this well-made but not always well-judged detective thriller.
Sep 19, 2014 · 3 min read. A Walk Among the Tombstones. Fans of the hardboiled detective, rejoice. Screenwriter-director Scott Frank and actor Liam Neeson, adapting the splendid work of crime novelist Lawrence Block, have brought a great one to the screen in high, bracing style.
Sep 18, 2014 · As far as pacing goes, “A Walk Among The Tombstones” is more of a stroll than a canter, which adds to the comfort of watching a modest case unfold without getting inundated in gun-blazing,...
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Even the ones that are very Taken-esque are generally better than either of the Taken sequels. Non-Stop was a great action movie, so was Run All Night. But A Walk Among The Tombstones is different, and it's definitely good, one of the more overlooked action movies last year.
Sep 18, 2014 · Director-screenwriter Scott Frank’s A Walk Among the Tombstones, from the 10th Scudder novel, published in 1992, sends the P.I. in pursuit of two major sickos: crafty sadists who kidnap the...