I saw Retribution, starring Liam Neeson-the Taken movies, Darkman; Embeth Davidtz-the Amazing Spider_Man movies, Army of Darkness; Jack Champion-Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Endgame and Matthew Modine-Stranger Things_tv, The Dark Knight Rises.
This is a predictable, but surprisingly, quite watchable action movie. It's a remake of a European film and basically, a Liam Neeson movie for the older crowd. Liam is getting older and he still gets angry and yells a lot but he doesn't actually get into any physical fights-one scene he does hit a punching bag. Liam plays a bank executive that is driving his kids to school one day when he gets a phone call-from a disguised voice and an anonymous number, of course-telling him that there is a bomb under the seats of his car and that it will explode unless Liam does everything he is told. Jack plays one of Liam's kids. If Liam tries to call the police or anyone else or even try to leave the car-the bomb is weight sensitive-it will explode, killing him and his kids. When Liam doesn't believe the voice, a demonstration soon changes his mind. Liam is told to do things, like kill Matthew, his business partner and friend of 18 years. When Liam refuses to do it, Matthew is blown up in a car bomb. Or Liam is told to call Embeth, his wife, and tell her to bring something to a certain spot and give it to Liam but then the voice tells Liam to drive off without getting it. Several other people are killed in car bombs to prove the voices' point of him being in control.
It's rated R for violence and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 31 minutes.
Like I said, it's watchable but predictable. I don't know if I would buy it on DVD but it would be alright to stream.
This is a predictable, but surprisingly, quite watchable action movie. It's a remake of a European film and basically, a Liam Neeson movie for the older crowd. Liam is getting older and he still gets angry and yells a lot but he doesn't actually get into any physical fights-one scene he does hit a punching bag. Liam plays a bank executive that is driving his kids to school one day when he gets a phone call-from a disguised voice and an anonymous number, of course-telling him that there is a bomb under the seats of his car and that it will explode unless Liam does everything he is told. Jack plays one of Liam's kids. If Liam tries to call the police or anyone else or even try to leave the car-the bomb is weight sensitive-it will explode, killing him and his kids. When Liam doesn't believe the voice, a demonstration soon changes his mind. Liam is told to do things, like kill Matthew, his business partner and friend of 18 years. When Liam refuses to do it, Matthew is blown up in a car bomb. Or Liam is told to call Embeth, his wife, and tell her to bring something to a certain spot and give it to Liam but then the voice tells Liam to drive off without getting it. Several other people are killed in car bombs to prove the voices' point of him being in control.
It's rated R for violence and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 31 minutes.
Like I said, it's watchable but predictable. I don't know if I would buy it on DVD but it would be alright to stream.