It's shocking how a writer and director gets worse instead of better with every film they make. Every time I see BondIt Media Capital having funded a film (all of Edward Drake's flops), I question if BondIt is simply a money laundering front, because there's no way they're making money on all these failed films, and they seem to keep funding every flop film ever made - usually nothing better than a 3/10 rating. Once again, Drake's writing was atrocious, with convoluted and incoherent scenes and dialogue. Literally, there are scenes when various characters blab on and on about nothing. Then there's Drake's directing 90's slow-mo scenes, with faded and blurred flashbacks, that although I saw the first film, still made no sense why those scenes were needed, as they were just meaningless, random events from the first film. As usual, he also failed to direct his cast effectively, as Willis looked barely awake, and Paul Johansson was just too overbearing like he was on speed the entire runtime. I can't believe there's a third and thankfully final film of this trilogy.
26 Reviews
A step down from the first one
kuner-5902910 December 2022
By now we all know the situation. Bruce Willis is in bad health and struggling with early onset dementia. These direct to streaming films are built around him. Rarely has it been more obvious than here. Entire scenes go without him saying a word and the other actors exposition dumping what should have been his dialogue.
While the first Detective Knight film built up a semi interesting villain and a decent motivation for Willis, this one is almost incoherent. The criminal from the first movie is back, and we're supposed to root for him, but his character makes one dumb decision after the next, and for a protagonist, he's not proactive enough.
Willis is barely in it. His former partner is in a wheel chair and all of his scenes should have been Willis's, but they needed someone who can remember their lines.
One major flaw is the film's villain. After a very strong opening scene which actually had me hyped, the villain turns into a cliché crazy preacher guy who wants to topple the system. Seen and heard it all before. As the film goes on, he becomes more and more ridiculous, and so does the motivation of others to follow him. The actor does his best with the role, but it's very badly written. He's the only actor who really puts in an effort. Everyone else sleepwalks through their roles.
The ambient score is effective at first but gets on your nerves after a while, as does the terrible color grading. The movie is way too dark and saturated. The shot blocking isn't bad, but for some reason they decide to shine red and green lights on the actors nonstop. The finale then gets AvP Requiem bad in terms of color grading. It's so dark you can barely make out what's what.
I will say that the opening scene and some of the bank robberies are quite intense, and the chanting is quite effective at building tension.
A pity. If you're looking for one of Bruce's last films, watch Paradise City, which was actually pretty decent.
While the first Detective Knight film built up a semi interesting villain and a decent motivation for Willis, this one is almost incoherent. The criminal from the first movie is back, and we're supposed to root for him, but his character makes one dumb decision after the next, and for a protagonist, he's not proactive enough.
Willis is barely in it. His former partner is in a wheel chair and all of his scenes should have been Willis's, but they needed someone who can remember their lines.
One major flaw is the film's villain. After a very strong opening scene which actually had me hyped, the villain turns into a cliché crazy preacher guy who wants to topple the system. Seen and heard it all before. As the film goes on, he becomes more and more ridiculous, and so does the motivation of others to follow him. The actor does his best with the role, but it's very badly written. He's the only actor who really puts in an effort. Everyone else sleepwalks through their roles.
The ambient score is effective at first but gets on your nerves after a while, as does the terrible color grading. The movie is way too dark and saturated. The shot blocking isn't bad, but for some reason they decide to shine red and green lights on the actors nonstop. The finale then gets AvP Requiem bad in terms of color grading. It's so dark you can barely make out what's what.
I will say that the opening scene and some of the bank robberies are quite intense, and the chanting is quite effective at building tension.
A pity. If you're looking for one of Bruce's last films, watch Paradise City, which was actually pretty decent.
A Part 2 film...Lackluster and nothing memorable about it whatsover
silicontourist13 December 2022
I can only assume that before his announcement that he was retiring from the film industry, (Bruce) Willis must have worked overtime to churn out a lot of films before hanging up his guns etc. I didn't immediately notice the following (but it dropped everything into place with the styling of the films unfurling) that the script parts for Bruce were kept very limited -and short- which, would assist greatly in his ability to remember his lines etc; his debilitating sickness makes it hard for him in this subject matter.. As a prequel to the first film its a no go in that it is boringly tame and nothing of value to make it an unforgettable film.
If you saw part 1 then watch this part2 to complete your interest!
If you saw part 1 then watch this part2 to complete your interest!
Not very good
gavinmillwall1 April 2023
I have simply written a review because of the mindless idiots saying awful stuff about Bruce Willis who Cleary have no idea what they are on about.
If they were movie fans or indeed Bruce Willis fans Thet would know he is ill and this is why he is not in many scenes and looks confused disinterested or puzzled! It's because of his ongoing dementia.
Have a heart and do your research before being so horrible to a very talented actor who has simply tried the last few years but has now had to retire!
This guy gave us die hard twelve monkeys the fifth element and many more he is a legend and will be sorley missed in the movies!!
If they were movie fans or indeed Bruce Willis fans Thet would know he is ill and this is why he is not in many scenes and looks confused disinterested or puzzled! It's because of his ongoing dementia.
Have a heart and do your research before being so horrible to a very talented actor who has simply tried the last few years but has now had to retire!
This guy gave us die hard twelve monkeys the fifth element and many more he is a legend and will be sorley missed in the movies!!
second movie in trilogy
SnoopyStyle18 January 2023
James Knight (Bruce Willis) is no longer a cop after the events of the first movie. He is in jail with Casey Rhodes (Beau Mirchoff) as they wait for their trial. A Christmas-themed bank robbery gang led by evil Santa Ricky Conlan (Paul Johansson) is hounding the city.
The first movie is almost passable. I really like Beau Mirchoff in that one. He is able to do the heavy lifting in place of Bruce. Bruce is not doing well. I am surprised to see that he did so many movies in his last year. I am shocked that he did a trilogy of these movies. This one struggles mightily as he becomes more the lead character again. He cannot lead anything at this point in his illness. For some reason, this one turns into a comic book story. They're trying to make evil Santa into a Joker-like figure. It's really bad.
The first movie is almost passable. I really like Beau Mirchoff in that one. He is able to do the heavy lifting in place of Bruce. Bruce is not doing well. I am surprised to see that he did so many movies in his last year. I am shocked that he did a trilogy of these movies. This one struggles mightily as he becomes more the lead character again. He cannot lead anything at this point in his illness. For some reason, this one turns into a comic book story. They're trying to make evil Santa into a Joker-like figure. It's really bad.
Absolute Garbage!
johnarduser24 January 2023
Script seems written by someone who has never written a movie script before in their life. Nothing is appealing or entertaining at all in this repellant waste of EVERYONE'S time. It's not Bruce's fault. His scenes could have been performed by an automaton. The 'effects' even suck, from the first gun shot, where the victim's blood squirt happens BEFORE the trigger is pulled. Music must have been free. It's ultra -generic and utterly blows. And the whole premise of the movie was a stupid idea to begin with. Shame on EVERYONE involved with the 'making' of this embarrassment, except Bruce, who I feel sorry for.
Not as awful as I expected
dubond10 December 2022
"I'm gonna shove a Christmas tree up your ass and set it on fire"
Detective Knight: Redemption is directed by Edward Drake and stars Bruce Willis, Paul Johansson, Lochlyn Munro and Beau Mirchoff. My expectations were at ground level going into this since this is a sequel to Detective Knight: Rouge which in it of itself was not a good movie. Also now knowing everything we know about Bruce Willis (and considering this was one of the last movies he filmed before his retirement) I expected this to be dreadful to watch. Surprisingly to me it wasn't. This is kind of fun to watch in a guilty pleasure sort of way.
Detective Knight: Redemption isn't awful but it's not great either. The storyline here is way less convoluted than Rouge. It seems like everyone here for the most part was actually trying to make a competent movie. This is by far the best movie Edward Drake has directed (although if you look at his IMDB page that's not a hard accomplishment) Paul Johansson is easily the best part of this movie and he makes it work for the most part by cheesing it up to 11. It was also nice to see Lochlyn Munro have a bigger role here than the first even if he's stuck in a wheelchair. Bruce Willis disappears for long stretches of time here and he barley has any dialogue, his voice is dubbed in some spots and I don't think he shares a scene with most of the other actors in this movie. But that's to be expected at this point with the state he's in.
Towards the end of this movie it did put a smirk on my face to see Bruce Willis actually smiling and delivering witty dialogue. It was a quick and small glimpse of the charismatic movie star we all fell in love with in the first place.
Detective Knight: Independence is supposed to release in January. I hope the upward trend for this trilogy continues so the last thing on Willis' IMDB page doesn't have a 3.8 next to it.
Detective Knight: Redemption is directed by Edward Drake and stars Bruce Willis, Paul Johansson, Lochlyn Munro and Beau Mirchoff. My expectations were at ground level going into this since this is a sequel to Detective Knight: Rouge which in it of itself was not a good movie. Also now knowing everything we know about Bruce Willis (and considering this was one of the last movies he filmed before his retirement) I expected this to be dreadful to watch. Surprisingly to me it wasn't. This is kind of fun to watch in a guilty pleasure sort of way.
Detective Knight: Redemption isn't awful but it's not great either. The storyline here is way less convoluted than Rouge. It seems like everyone here for the most part was actually trying to make a competent movie. This is by far the best movie Edward Drake has directed (although if you look at his IMDB page that's not a hard accomplishment) Paul Johansson is easily the best part of this movie and he makes it work for the most part by cheesing it up to 11. It was also nice to see Lochlyn Munro have a bigger role here than the first even if he's stuck in a wheelchair. Bruce Willis disappears for long stretches of time here and he barley has any dialogue, his voice is dubbed in some spots and I don't think he shares a scene with most of the other actors in this movie. But that's to be expected at this point with the state he's in.
Towards the end of this movie it did put a smirk on my face to see Bruce Willis actually smiling and delivering witty dialogue. It was a quick and small glimpse of the charismatic movie star we all fell in love with in the first place.
Detective Knight: Independence is supposed to release in January. I hope the upward trend for this trilogy continues so the last thing on Willis' IMDB page doesn't have a 3.8 next to it.
It was cool
vnation-0010712 December 2022
I don't regret watching the movie but it was okay I can't give it all thumbs up but it was good acting I have seen better Bruce Willis movies in the past but I can't complain too much for a guy who is up in age dealing with health issues, I will say this much it's not one of them movies that I will watch more than one time I do consider myself a somewhat of a Bruce Willis fan he made great movies he is one hell of an actor but this movie could have been better in so many ways i honestly don't know where to I didn't understand a few things about the movie I'm trying not to say too much without spoiling it for someone else.
Not bad, considering...
imseeg11 December 2022
Bruce Willis has only got a small supporting role, but he is still THE MAN. He is has gotta battle a group of vicious bankrobbers this time around...
Let us not forget that Bruce is suffering from a severe neurological disease which affects his voice and muscles. Considering all that, he still does a heck of a job.
I have seen ALL Bruce Willis' movies and I would recommend this movie, but only for the true Bruce Willis fans, who wanna watch all his latest work, no matter what.
This movie is actually not that bad. Seriously, I am being honest. It is a tough action B-movie. Look upon it as a B-movie and you'll have an enjoyable watch. Expect another Die Hard and you'll be severely disappointed though...
Lots of shootouts. Lots of them. And they are pretty decent shootouts. Lots of oneliners by Bruce. Pretty good photography and editing. The soundscore is okay.
All in all not bad, considering Bruce Willis is in his last years of his life and fighting a severe neurological disease.
At an (excrucially) important sidenote, let us not forget WHY we are watching Bruce Willis movies to begin with. We watch Bruce Willis movies because of DIE HARD (1988). THE ONE AND ONLY BIGGEST ACTION AMERICAN ACTION CLASSIC OF THE CENTURY.
This classic is still standing strong after more than 30 years. Millions of people still REwatch it during every Christmas holiday. Recently a petition was launched to rename Nakatomi Plaza into DIE HARD plaza.
A life time achievement award for Bruce Willis is in the making as well, so I have heard...
DIE HARD (1988) NEVER DIES but is still ALIVE AND KICKING in 2022. Let's celebrate that.
Let us not forget that Bruce is suffering from a severe neurological disease which affects his voice and muscles. Considering all that, he still does a heck of a job.
I have seen ALL Bruce Willis' movies and I would recommend this movie, but only for the true Bruce Willis fans, who wanna watch all his latest work, no matter what.
This movie is actually not that bad. Seriously, I am being honest. It is a tough action B-movie. Look upon it as a B-movie and you'll have an enjoyable watch. Expect another Die Hard and you'll be severely disappointed though...
Lots of shootouts. Lots of them. And they are pretty decent shootouts. Lots of oneliners by Bruce. Pretty good photography and editing. The soundscore is okay.
All in all not bad, considering Bruce Willis is in his last years of his life and fighting a severe neurological disease.
At an (excrucially) important sidenote, let us not forget WHY we are watching Bruce Willis movies to begin with. We watch Bruce Willis movies because of DIE HARD (1988). THE ONE AND ONLY BIGGEST ACTION AMERICAN ACTION CLASSIC OF THE CENTURY.
This classic is still standing strong after more than 30 years. Millions of people still REwatch it during every Christmas holiday. Recently a petition was launched to rename Nakatomi Plaza into DIE HARD plaza.
A life time achievement award for Bruce Willis is in the making as well, so I have heard...
DIE HARD (1988) NEVER DIES but is still ALIVE AND KICKING in 2022. Let's celebrate that.
Terribly sad
andylev-4091625 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
How absolutely terribly sad to see Bruce reduced to this. So much of the time, it seems, he really didn't know what he was doing. Clearly not the man we once knew reduced to short lines of incredibly awkward script and stillted movement. Aside from Bruce's health limitations it is a dreadful film devoid of plot, a weird mismatch of flashbacks and seemingly random scenes with an awful synth music score. I tackled the pain through to the end and still non the wiser! Apparently a jailbreak, which was the easiest on film, with prisoners somehow getting out of prison and into New York unapposed, then able to all to obviously break in to a bank aided by the Mayor, why? I guess there was a backstory I missed regarding the escapee who was the single maskless robber. Not sure why.
I get the odd editing to make allowances for Bruce with the only "action" scene conviniently in the dark but it was still an uncomfortable watch.
I guess the dominance of mask wearing hid Bruce's stunt double in the end scene.
A final gripe. With all the chaos how come no police or national guard on streets, why police spent so much time in the office?
It's time to stop making films as vehicles for very age'd actors.
I get the odd editing to make allowances for Bruce with the only "action" scene conviniently in the dark but it was still an uncomfortable watch.
I guess the dominance of mask wearing hid Bruce's stunt double in the end scene.
A final gripe. With all the chaos how come no police or national guard on streets, why police spent so much time in the office?
It's time to stop making films as vehicles for very age'd actors.
Sad
haroot_azarian25 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
So I watched this trilogy which seem to be Bruce Willis's last few movies before disclosing his illness. I agree that it was sad to see him like this. One reviewer on Detective Night: Rogue had some harsh words for Bruce which I found shameful and disgusting. This person ranted on Bruce's performance and declared he would never watch another of his movies. The clown who made those comments is most likely oblivious to Bruce's situation and illness. I blame the people around Bruce, his agent, his wife, ex-wife Moore, because if they already knew his condition they should have stopped him from taking the roles and got him to retire sooner.
I watched the third installment: Independence first and after a while watched Rogue and have just started watching Redemption. My criticisms begin with how is it that in armed shootouts the cops only have their sidearms oh and there are never any tactical units around, while the perps are armed with automatic weapons? And I did not like the idea how bank robbers are portrayed or at least one of them that is, as a person addicted to painkillers and desperate to provide for his wife and daughter. I did not like the idea that we are expected to empathise or sympathise with the bank robbers. And especially in the end where the cop he put in a wheelchair lets Rhodes go.
Also in the first movie Knight's flashbacks are quite confusing, even after reading the synopsis and reviews. On a final note it is very sad to see Bruce Willis end his shining career this way. My prayers are with him and his loved ones.
I watched the third installment: Independence first and after a while watched Rogue and have just started watching Redemption. My criticisms begin with how is it that in armed shootouts the cops only have their sidearms oh and there are never any tactical units around, while the perps are armed with automatic weapons? And I did not like the idea how bank robbers are portrayed or at least one of them that is, as a person addicted to painkillers and desperate to provide for his wife and daughter. I did not like the idea that we are expected to empathise or sympathise with the bank robbers. And especially in the end where the cop he put in a wheelchair lets Rhodes go.
Also in the first movie Knight's flashbacks are quite confusing, even after reading the synopsis and reviews. On a final note it is very sad to see Bruce Willis end his shining career this way. My prayers are with him and his loved ones.
The second one.....
FlashCallahan13 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
In custody in New York, Detective James Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city.
With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just...and merciless justice for all the rest.....
The second film in a trilogy surrounding detective Knight, once again played by Willis. Once again, due to his illness, I will not comment on his performance. Peace Bruno..
From Halloween to Christmas, this film has a thing about seasonal masks, and I for one cannot wait to see what they do with the final film. Thanks heavens that Lochlyn Munro decided to get out of bed for this one, as he's as hilarious as you'd expect him to be, wheeling around in his mobility aid asking questions and shooting his gun for the hell of it. This one has something to do with that ex sports pro from the first one and his family being kidnapped for some reason or another.
The film doesn't amount to much, it has a Christmas fell to it, there is a weird subplot involving a prison guard who is religious, and it all ends with a decent shootout where a bad guy survives being shot multiple times so he has something to do with the third film.
It's mercifully short, and just gets straight to the point, but it's still missing something. Let's hope the third film is the greatest film ever made.
With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just...and merciless justice for all the rest.....
The second film in a trilogy surrounding detective Knight, once again played by Willis. Once again, due to his illness, I will not comment on his performance. Peace Bruno..
From Halloween to Christmas, this film has a thing about seasonal masks, and I for one cannot wait to see what they do with the final film. Thanks heavens that Lochlyn Munro decided to get out of bed for this one, as he's as hilarious as you'd expect him to be, wheeling around in his mobility aid asking questions and shooting his gun for the hell of it. This one has something to do with that ex sports pro from the first one and his family being kidnapped for some reason or another.
The film doesn't amount to much, it has a Christmas fell to it, there is a weird subplot involving a prison guard who is religious, and it all ends with a decent shootout where a bad guy survives being shot multiple times so he has something to do with the third film.
It's mercifully short, and just gets straight to the point, but it's still missing something. Let's hope the third film is the greatest film ever made.
No More Rules, No more Codes.
nogodnomasters22 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This is the second of three films about Detective James Knight (Bruce Willis) The most dangerous piece on the board. The second film does not do a very good job of character introduction or recapping the first feature. There seems to be an assumption you are familiar enough with it that the brief flashbacks and refreshers are enough. Knight is in prison for his behavior as a rogue cop. The man (Corey Large) who shot his partner (Lochlyn Munro) and placed him in a wheelchair is also there. There are bank robberies across the city by men in Santa coats and rubber masks. We know the leader of the gang is the prison preacher (Paul Johansson). He causes a prison break. Knight is reluctantly given his badge back because all the CSI and FBI in the world can't catch this guy .
Once again Willis doesn't move too fast. He doesn't look slow because his partner sits in a wheelchair. This is just a bad guy, shot 'em up film. About as good as the first one which isn't saying much. Yes, I can wait for the next.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
Once again Willis doesn't move too fast. He doesn't look slow because his partner sits in a wheelchair. This is just a bad guy, shot 'em up film. About as good as the first one which isn't saying much. Yes, I can wait for the next.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
A fair enough action thriller...
paul_haakonsen22 January 2023
Now, I haven't seen the 2022 movie "Detective Knight: Rogue", so I don't know what I missed out on here. But I have to say that the 2022 "Detective Knight: Redemption" felt like a stand-alone movie, so I guess it wasn't wholly and fully necessary to have seen the other movie first.
When I sat down to watch "Detective Knight: Redemption", I have to say that I wasn't exactly harboring a lot of expectations to the movie, since the endless stream of Bruce Willis movies these past few years have been dubious at best.
But still, since I hadn't already seen "Detective Knight: Redemption", and had the chance to do so, of course I did.
I will say that writers Edward Drake and Corey Lange put together a fair enough script and storyline for the movie. It was actually much better than I had initially feared it to be, so it was an enjoyable action thriller. Sure, this wasn't top of the line, but it proved to be enjoyable and entertaining, and isn't that what movies are all about?
It wasn't because of Bruce Willis that the movie turned out good, because he wasn't on the screen for that long really. Nay, the movie was made watchable by Paul Johansson (playing Ricky Conlan). He really carried the movie quite well.
There is a good amount of action in the movie, and that definitely helped to keep the movie afloat.
The special effects, and by that I mean the blood spray when bullets hit people, was just laughably bad. Amazing how such horrible CGI can get green-lighted.
All in all, then director Edward Drake put together a watchable movie. Not that it is a movie that I will ever return to again, but it provided enough entertainment for a single viewing.
My rating of "Detective Knight: Redemption" lands on a five out of ten stars.
When I sat down to watch "Detective Knight: Redemption", I have to say that I wasn't exactly harboring a lot of expectations to the movie, since the endless stream of Bruce Willis movies these past few years have been dubious at best.
But still, since I hadn't already seen "Detective Knight: Redemption", and had the chance to do so, of course I did.
I will say that writers Edward Drake and Corey Lange put together a fair enough script and storyline for the movie. It was actually much better than I had initially feared it to be, so it was an enjoyable action thriller. Sure, this wasn't top of the line, but it proved to be enjoyable and entertaining, and isn't that what movies are all about?
It wasn't because of Bruce Willis that the movie turned out good, because he wasn't on the screen for that long really. Nay, the movie was made watchable by Paul Johansson (playing Ricky Conlan). He really carried the movie quite well.
There is a good amount of action in the movie, and that definitely helped to keep the movie afloat.
The special effects, and by that I mean the blood spray when bullets hit people, was just laughably bad. Amazing how such horrible CGI can get green-lighted.
All in all, then director Edward Drake put together a watchable movie. Not that it is a movie that I will ever return to again, but it provided enough entertainment for a single viewing.
My rating of "Detective Knight: Redemption" lands on a five out of ten stars.
Second In A Trilogy
stevendbeard10 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I saw Detective Knight: Redemption, starring Bruce Willis-Death Wish_2018, Planet Terror; Miranda Edwards-Snowpiercer_tv, Supernatural Academy_tv; Lochlyn Munro-Riverdale_tv, White Chicks and Paul Johansson-One Tree Hill_tv, John Q.
This is the second in a trilogy about Detective Knight, played by Bruce Willis. The first was Detective Knight: Rogue in 2022 and the next is Detective Knight: Independence coming out in 2023. I'm sure you've heard about the medical condition of Aphasia that Bruce has been diagnosed with and that is making him retire from acting-I saw that he only has 2 more movies coming out next year, one being the third in this trilogy. Anyway, this one starts with Bruce in jail for what happened in the first installment and his partner Lochlyn is in a wheel chair, recovering from his injuries. Paul is the bad guy, leading a team of henchmen that dress up in Santa Claus suits as they rob banks and terrorize the city-the first movie used a Halloween theme so I can hardly wait for part 3, Easter Bunnies maybe? Miranda is the cop that has to let Bruce out of jail in order to take care of Paul and his buddies, in exchange for a full pardon. There are a few flashbacks to the first movie and a scene just as the end credits start. Bruce doesn't have a lot of dialogue-understandably-and most of the time, other characters do all the talking.
It's rated R for violence and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 33 minutes.
I'm a big fan of Bruce Willis but I don't think I would buy this one on DVD. If you like him, it would be worth streaming.
This is the second in a trilogy about Detective Knight, played by Bruce Willis. The first was Detective Knight: Rogue in 2022 and the next is Detective Knight: Independence coming out in 2023. I'm sure you've heard about the medical condition of Aphasia that Bruce has been diagnosed with and that is making him retire from acting-I saw that he only has 2 more movies coming out next year, one being the third in this trilogy. Anyway, this one starts with Bruce in jail for what happened in the first installment and his partner Lochlyn is in a wheel chair, recovering from his injuries. Paul is the bad guy, leading a team of henchmen that dress up in Santa Claus suits as they rob banks and terrorize the city-the first movie used a Halloween theme so I can hardly wait for part 3, Easter Bunnies maybe? Miranda is the cop that has to let Bruce out of jail in order to take care of Paul and his buddies, in exchange for a full pardon. There are a few flashbacks to the first movie and a scene just as the end credits start. Bruce doesn't have a lot of dialogue-understandably-and most of the time, other characters do all the talking.
It's rated R for violence and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 33 minutes.
I'm a big fan of Bruce Willis but I don't think I would buy this one on DVD. If you like him, it would be worth streaming.
Do not waste your time
davecrowder2 January 2023
This is another one of the silliest Bruce Willis movie I have seen, sorry, I know he has some sort of issue, but he still does 5 movies a year with the same script, same character and same ending, old man takes on 50 guys with machine guns, kills them all and survives, this is a pure example of creed, Willis has enough money to live for generations happily but wants to degrade himself for the all MIghty dollar .
His last 10 movies where terrible and this one hits rock bottom, imagine Santa Clause criminals killing everything in sight, I love Willis old movies , but now he is just a cheap creedy overpaid has been .
His last 10 movies where terrible and this one hits rock bottom, imagine Santa Clause criminals killing everything in sight, I love Willis old movies , but now he is just a cheap creedy overpaid has been .
Bruce Willis must be hard up .........
davekelly-7273418 January 2023
I've no idea who Edward Drake s, but I'll be sure to avoid anything else with his name on in the future......
Christ on a bike this was dull, dreadful acting and overacting by 70 percent of the crew. Poor plot, full of holes, like a fine Swiss cheese .
Broken, hotchpotch of a plot, I nearly nodded off, but I'm a sucker for punishment, so I watched til the end.
I can only imagine Bruce Willis read the script and thought it'd be an easy day at the office, or maybe he was a bit skint? Throughput the movie he looked almost as bored as I did, in the reflection of the 43.5'' screen.
Thank god I didn't have to pay to watch it !
All in, the main issue was, it was around 1 hour 37 minutes too long.
Broken, hotchpotch of a plot, I nearly nodded off, but I'm a sucker for punishment, so I watched til the end.
I can only imagine Bruce Willis read the script and thought it'd be an easy day at the office, or maybe he was a bit skint? Throughput the movie he looked almost as bored as I did, in the reflection of the 43.5'' screen.
Thank god I didn't have to pay to watch it !
All in, the main issue was, it was around 1 hour 37 minutes too long.
Senseless movie
singhtanmay-4816317 January 2023
Might made this movie while taking coke
No sense of dialogue.
Most irritating movie ever seen Each and every scene is nothing but senseless.
Why prison is killing without point looks like trying to make cheap copy of any batman or joker movie.
Please stop making these movie and you made 3 of them. JUST A SHAME PLEASE DON'T WATCH IT A Waste of time day or even second.
We are so close we are so close repeated so many times that make your head bursting like 100 times Why to make such movie perhaps ask us to die Policemen so incapable unable to fight but one can fight fearlessly without even getting single shot.
Most irritating movie ever seen Each and every scene is nothing but senseless.
Why prison is killing without point looks like trying to make cheap copy of any batman or joker movie.
Please stop making these movie and you made 3 of them. JUST A SHAME PLEASE DON'T WATCH IT A Waste of time day or even second.
We are so close we are so close repeated so many times that make your head bursting like 100 times Why to make such movie perhaps ask us to die Policemen so incapable unable to fight but one can fight fearlessly without even getting single shot.
A Low Point In The Career Of Bruce Willis.
meddlecore19 December 2022
Detective Knight: Redemption is the follow up to another Edward Drake film, that was released earlier this year, called Detective Knight: Rogue- in which Bruce Willis plays a trigger happy cop- in a blatant attempt to capitalize off his Die Hard fame- who goes rogue, and ends up in jail.
This film picks up from that point, and, whereas the previous film took place on Halloween...this installation takes place around Christmas.
With the arch villain being a former vet, turned serial bank robber- and murderer- known as "The Christmas Bomber".
This character is clearly based on the Unabomber, in the sense that you tend to agree with the main tenets of his logic, but disagree with the nature of the actions he takes.
After breaking his legion of Santa masked followers out of prison...he plans to rob a "secret bank" that tailors to the 1%.
Forcing those that don't agree with him, to go along with his plans...by means of threatening their families.
Think, like Negan in the Walking Dead, before his change of heart.
But the acting is bad; the writing is worse; and the plot is so horribly developed, that it's hard to feel engaged by the story at all.
Making it one of the most horrible heist films I've ever wasted my time watching.
It honestly makes me feel bad for Bruce Willis.
Is this what his career has come to? Or was this just a simple cash grab...for a half assed performance in a film he knew full well would be a bad from the start?
Because he's either lost his touch, or wasn't even trying.
I'm leaning towards the latter.
Steer well clear of the entire Detective Knight series (a third film is already slated for release in 2023).
It's just not worth the time.
1 out of 10.
This film picks up from that point, and, whereas the previous film took place on Halloween...this installation takes place around Christmas.
With the arch villain being a former vet, turned serial bank robber- and murderer- known as "The Christmas Bomber".
This character is clearly based on the Unabomber, in the sense that you tend to agree with the main tenets of his logic, but disagree with the nature of the actions he takes.
After breaking his legion of Santa masked followers out of prison...he plans to rob a "secret bank" that tailors to the 1%.
Forcing those that don't agree with him, to go along with his plans...by means of threatening their families.
Think, like Negan in the Walking Dead, before his change of heart.
But the acting is bad; the writing is worse; and the plot is so horribly developed, that it's hard to feel engaged by the story at all.
Making it one of the most horrible heist films I've ever wasted my time watching.
It honestly makes me feel bad for Bruce Willis.
Is this what his career has come to? Or was this just a simple cash grab...for a half assed performance in a film he knew full well would be a bad from the start?
Because he's either lost his touch, or wasn't even trying.
I'm leaning towards the latter.
Steer well clear of the entire Detective Knight series (a third film is already slated for release in 2023).
It's just not worth the time.
1 out of 10.
Terrible
madmid-0695026 December 2022
Really!? What a pile of cheap crap. The acting is soooooo bad, the storyline is horrible and what the hell Bruce Willis? Is he desperate for money or what!? Total waste of one's time. There is so much better quality stuff out there across all genres. Who actually thought this was worth producing? Were they drunk, delusional or both?
Incredibly disappointed in Willis on this one. I was embarrassed for him and the rest of the cast. Hard to understand how anyone could be entertained by this, even for a moment. Watched it through because I just couldn't believe it wasn't gonna get better, or there was something I was missing.
Willis isn't that great of an actor compared to others, but usually much more entertaining and there's a storyline that is plausible, but this.... I expect predictable from this kind of movie, of course, but this one... if it was paper, it wouldn't even be good firestarter.
Sooooo bad.
Incredibly disappointed in Willis on this one. I was embarrassed for him and the rest of the cast. Hard to understand how anyone could be entertained by this, even for a moment. Watched it through because I just couldn't believe it wasn't gonna get better, or there was something I was missing.
Willis isn't that great of an actor compared to others, but usually much more entertaining and there's a storyline that is plausible, but this.... I expect predictable from this kind of movie, of course, but this one... if it was paper, it wouldn't even be good firestarter.
Sooooo bad.
Ugh...the Heartbreak Continues
rocky_536 March 2023
Well, mostly this 2nd entry feels like the production value went up a tad in the "we tried" category except for the audio being off like old school dubbed films lol. The addition of Paul Johansson was a decent credit to add to a believable portrayal of character. (Sorry trying to avoid spoilers)
But it's savagely more noticeable in this entry that Bruce has declined severely in his cognitive abilities. The few scenes and lines he has still feel forged or broken at best. He looks disheveled, unaware he's really on camera, always looks like he's off in some mental cloud. Some of the CGI blood spatters seemed to have held much more realism and probably cheaper had they used practical fx. This one, was a bit overboard on believable story even for action, crime thriller types. But, as a fan, I had to stick it out and again, then ending just sort of......ends. These have the film chop ability and feel of old school adults films when they had stories but in a minimal budget action/thriller instead. It hurts to see Bruce like this. One more entry to go.
Really awful...
Kherzon26 March 2023
I don't even know where to begin with this one. The dialogue in this movie is abhorrent. Every single line of dialogue uttered is so formulaic and derivative that it makes you wonder why in the world you should even continue watching. It's like it was written by an Ai that was fed bad action films.
On a technical side: large amounts of dialogue are clearly recorded after shooting and just thrown in without going through an equalizer or being synced to what's spoken on screen. A lot of it sounds like they just sent a WhatsApp voice message and threw it in to the video editor.
On the Blu-ray, there is a behind the scenes clip where the director mentions that the shooting for all three Detective Knight movies were done in 28 days or something like that. It really shows.
This movie was clearly made as cheaply as possible, although it may not be obvious at first. The cinematography and colors look good enough. If you saw a still or a trailer of it, you'd probably think it was an average action flick. But don't be fooled. There are terrible special effects. Missing sound effects on firing guns. Weird use of green screen that will have you scratching your head (The after credits scene is a joke, right?)
This is an easy skip!
On a technical side: large amounts of dialogue are clearly recorded after shooting and just thrown in without going through an equalizer or being synced to what's spoken on screen. A lot of it sounds like they just sent a WhatsApp voice message and threw it in to the video editor.
On the Blu-ray, there is a behind the scenes clip where the director mentions that the shooting for all three Detective Knight movies were done in 28 days or something like that. It really shows.
This movie was clearly made as cheaply as possible, although it may not be obvious at first. The cinematography and colors look good enough. If you saw a still or a trailer of it, you'd probably think it was an average action flick. But don't be fooled. There are terrible special effects. Missing sound effects on firing guns. Weird use of green screen that will have you scratching your head (The after credits scene is a joke, right?)
This is an easy skip!
This film will have you asking so many questions...
sian_b_badger1 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
...like, what am I doing with my life? Why am I watching this film until the end? Is this how I really want to spend my time? But more specifically, you'll be asking yourself:
1) Why does the main villain INSIST on having the one specific guy from prison on his Santa team (apologies for not using names but along with the will to live, this film also took my memory of any character's name as they were all so generic)? He keeps saying he knows they will do great things together but never actually explains why...Does he have a special skill? No. Does he have special knowledge about the end game operation? No. Is he somehow related to or important to the plot/aims? No. Does he just have a raging crush on him & wants him in the group as someone pretty to look at? Perhaps.
2) Why does the appeal scene for Bruce Willis' character at the end look like it has been filmed in front of a green scene? Did they use all their money on their action scenes & had to put something together last minute during editing? If so, why couldn't they do something better than something that looks like a GCSE drama production attempt?
3) Why are there so many plot holes in this film?
4) Why is Bruce Willis doing so many films lately (e.g. Apex) in which he is positioned as the main character but in actual fact, probably spends no more than 10 minutes on the screen? Considering him an absolute legend, I can only assume it is smart thinking on his part. Who wouldn't want to work for 10 mins & get paid for a full days work?
5) What is Bruce Willis doing in such a rubbish film? Again, because he is an absolute legend, I can only assume this is a strategy to cash in before retirement (which, I say "Fair play" to).
If you still want to watch this film after this review, I only have one thing to say to you - stop hurting yourself this way, get therapy...but thank you for contributing to Bruce Willis' retirement fund.
2) Why does the appeal scene for Bruce Willis' character at the end look like it has been filmed in front of a green scene? Did they use all their money on their action scenes & had to put something together last minute during editing? If so, why couldn't they do something better than something that looks like a GCSE drama production attempt?
3) Why are there so many plot holes in this film?
4) Why is Bruce Willis doing so many films lately (e.g. Apex) in which he is positioned as the main character but in actual fact, probably spends no more than 10 minutes on the screen? Considering him an absolute legend, I can only assume it is smart thinking on his part. Who wouldn't want to work for 10 mins & get paid for a full days work?
5) What is Bruce Willis doing in such a rubbish film? Again, because he is an absolute legend, I can only assume this is a strategy to cash in before retirement (which, I say "Fair play" to).
If you still want to watch this film after this review, I only have one thing to say to you - stop hurting yourself this way, get therapy...but thank you for contributing to Bruce Willis' retirement fund.
Dont spend time
sadrazam-293404 March 2023
I tried to watch this movie. Its super slow and acting not not good. I slept after 20 mins later. So no need to watch this and spend precious time for this. Plus Bruce Willis quality not enough to save the movie. I am dissapointed to see him in this movie. The scenes not good. The timeline of movie is not perfect. Whic part is past or present or future not clear. So you will be mixed up and confiused where how when or whats going to happen. Dont spoil yourself over this movie.
My final words, watch something else much more fun, comedy, action or entertainment. This movie is not great. Hope you will get what I meant.
My final words, watch something else much more fun, comedy, action or entertainment. This movie is not great. Hope you will get what I meant.
The cure
danmcdonnell004830 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
After watching take one to three doses of die hard to cure the nausea.
Bad dialogue. Bad acting. Unexplained and unrelated comments that don't add anything to the story. The police just charge into the house where his family are at the end. Hoping they don't shoot anyone.
I have never been bothered to post a review or be negative about someone's work. And I'm only writing all this as I liked my joke about watching die hard to recover my live of Bruce Willis. But I could go on. I was upset that this could be one of his last films after many many years of joy from all the others.
Good luck Bruce and let's all try and forget the time wasted on this.
Bad dialogue. Bad acting. Unexplained and unrelated comments that don't add anything to the story. The police just charge into the house where his family are at the end. Hoping they don't shoot anyone.
I have never been bothered to post a review or be negative about someone's work. And I'm only writing all this as I liked my joke about watching die hard to recover my live of Bruce Willis. But I could go on. I was upset that this could be one of his last films after many many years of joy from all the others.
Good luck Bruce and let's all try and forget the time wasted on this.
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