Retribution (2023) is a film that I had absolutely no interest in seeing whatsoever, but did since my cousins convinced me to (Damn you!), this is one of many low-mid budget action movies starring Liam Neeson. I gotta say that there's some good gems in there but for the most part, there's not much to mine for. Movie is essentially Speed (1994) but without the speed limit and worse.
The movie tries to be an intelligent and intense thriller but falls flat on both ends, the performances are dreadful, the child actors made me cringe when they spoke and Neeson sounds oddly tired. Theres this opening scene where a car explodes for no reason. Soundtrack was nothing of note, characters weren't fleshed out enough for me to care, there's too many plot holes that irritated me while watching, action scenes that were bland and a twist that was so predictable that it genuinely made me groan.
I'd say that there's some nice explosions here and there but that's basically it. Overall, not a great time and I really don't recommend this to anyone, even Liam Neeson fans. If you want a better movie with a similar premise, watch Speed instead.
The movie tries to be an intelligent and intense thriller but falls flat on both ends, the performances are dreadful, the child actors made me cringe when they spoke and Neeson sounds oddly tired. Theres this opening scene where a car explodes for no reason. Soundtrack was nothing of note, characters weren't fleshed out enough for me to care, there's too many plot holes that irritated me while watching, action scenes that were bland and a twist that was so predictable that it genuinely made me groan.
I'd say that there's some nice explosions here and there but that's basically it. Overall, not a great time and I really don't recommend this to anyone, even Liam Neeson fans. If you want a better movie with a similar premise, watch Speed instead.