Liam Neeson is called by a drug dealer to investigate his missing wife. Dan Stevens plays the drug dealer in an early and subtle role. There are to people kidnapping women and killing them played by David Harbour and Adam David Thompson. They are both creepy and disassociated from society. There is a constant cat and mouse game with them and Liam.
Liam's character keeps reliving his incident that made him quit the police force over and over in his head. He meets a homeless kid named TJ played by Astro who he lets help him with the investigation. He becomes somewhat of a surrogate father to him and looks after him. This is where Liam's redemption comes into play. Since he was an alcoholic he accidentally shot and killed a little girl. He quit the force after that and started going to alcoholics anonymous. Trying to help this kid is his redemption as the hero.
This movie really plays up the gritty, detective elements. There is mystery, stakeouts, diversations, and research. It takes places in the late nineties, so there are still pay phones and primitive call tracing. It's nice to see old fashioned detective work and following leads.
A Walk Among The Tombstones changes the Liam Neeson action genre from a man with a certain set of skills, to a disgraced hero seeking redemption. Liam does it well and the audience roots for him all the way. He still plays an irish ex cop like in Non-Stop and this will continue into future movies. The generic american name shifts to irish and the particular set of skills become less refined. A Walk Among The Tombstones is a great movie on it's own and a great addition to Liam Neeson's action genre. 🍔🍔🍔 and 1/2 🍔
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