His character has been beating people up for money for as long as he can remember, and here he is, at it again. The incessant drone of meaningless violence has taken its toll and now he's just going through the motions.

The thriller, marred by too many cliches, may be the end of the line for Liam Neeson’s run in the action genre

That being said, the overall track record of Liam Neeson's meme-worthy number of action films is fairly mixed, particularly the ones from the past few years. For every solid entry like The Grey and Non-Stop,

In 'Absolution', premiering Nov. 1 in theaters, Liam Neeson plays an aging gangster who tries to make things right before it's too late.

First up, “Taken,” of course, the Pierre Morel film which set Neeson on this course. While there are two sequels to this film about a retired CIA agent who sets out across Europe to rescue his daughter (Maggie Grace),

Absolution is one of those films that turns Neeson’s action proclivities and age into a solid film about looking back on your regrets.

Liam Neeson, 72, says his action-film days may soon be over — but it's not the first time the 'Taken' star has teased his retirement from the genre.

"I’m 72 – it has to stop at some stage," Neeson, who has had a latter-day career renaissance as the star of several run-and-gun actioners, told People. "You can’t fool audiences. I don’t want [stunt coordinator and double] Mark [Vanselow] to be fighting my fight scenes for me."

From 2008 to 2014, Neeson starred in three films in the Taken franchise, where he played former CIA operative Bryan Mills. In the film, Mills travels to Paris to rescue and avenge

Acclaimed actor Liam Neeson's newest crime movie continues a dismal Rotten Tomatoes streak that has lasted four years and is poised to keep lasting.