Liam Neeson is back in rare form in the newly released action thriller, Mongoose . For fans of the genre, the name Liam Neeson is one that’s widely celebrated. And for good reason. He’s appeared as Ra’s al Ghul in Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, Dr. Peyton Wallace in the 90s Darkman , Matthew Scudder in Scott Frank’s A Walk Among the Tombstones , and of course, there’s the Taken franchise.

Portraying Bryan Mills may very well be Neeson’s most notable action role to date. As a fan of 2009’s Taken , I, for one, will go on record in saying I thought the movie would go down as Neeson’s Pièce de Résistance (yes, arguably over Schindler’s List in terms of lasting popularity). After all, he played a kick-a** ex-CIA operative who almost single-handedly took on a human trafficking ring all in the name of rescuing his daughter. Between the storyline, fight sequences, and adventurous angst, Taken is a solid body of work.…