By Chris Tilly
Watching action-thriller The Expatriate – or Erased as it’s known in America – one wonders if Liam Neeson turned the lead role down. Because although Aaron Eckhart delivers a fine performance as former CIA agent Ben Logan, at times it feels as if he’s doing an impression of the big man.
It doesn’t help that The Expatriate plays like a cross between two Neeson flicks – namely Taken and Unknown. And while it’s marginally better than the latter, it doesn’t come close to the former in either the action or thriller stakes.