Christina allowed me to take her out for dinner & a movie last night — by which we all know to mean that she demanded it.  :-)  Regardless, after dinner we went to see Taken.  I thoroughly enjoyed the movie — it was pretty much a straight-up action movie and pure entertainment.  It had its moments that stretched credibility along the lines of a James Bond movie.  Actually, if I had to summarize the movie, it would be just that: A James Bond movie stripped of all non-action scenes.  The weakest part of the movie is the first 15 minutes which just setup the movie for the nonstop action that was to follow.  But once Liam Neeson’s daughter is “taken”, the movie hits its stride and is a very enjoyable flick all around.