Honest Thief (2020)
Liam Neeson plays a former bank robber who decides to turn himslef in when he finds happiness with a new love (Kate Walsh). However it's when he contacts the FBI that things take a turn for the worse.
I really enjoyed this action thriller. It's not over the top by any means and concentrates on characters rather than blowing shit up and pounding fist fights. Neeson actually gives a credible performance here with some nice quirks to it. Walsh is also excellent as is Jeffrey Donovan as a recently divorced Fed who ends up with his ex-wife's dog, whilst Jai Courtney is in great villain mode but even he reigns it in with subtlety the by-word here.
At 90 minutes it doesn't outstay it's welcome and director Mark Williams maintains a constant pace that never lags. Whilst the film is certainly no Taken it delivered the goods as far as i'm concerned.
Re-watches are guaranteed.
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