Director : Renny Harlin
Running Time : 108 mins
New Orleans police officer Danny Fisher (Cena) is promoted to detective when he takes down arms-dealer Miles Jackson (Gillen), but accidentally causes the death of Jackson’s girlfriend in the crossfire. Almost exactly one year later, Jackson escapes from custody and comes looking for Fisher, choosing to kidnap his girlfriend Molly Porter (Scott) and threatening to kill her if Fisher doesn’t successfully complete twelve tasks in an allotted amount of time.
Renny Harlin is a pretty decent director – I even enjoyed The Long Kiss Goodnight which is often panned in the media – and here he manages to keep the pacing up on this homage to the Hercules legend masquerading as a cop thriller. Gillen is great as the villain, and Cena isn’t the bad in the lead role, delivering some memorable lines with an surprisingly well-timed flair. As with most thrillers these days, there is a twist, but it’s a twist that has been milked by many movies before.
You’ll like this if you liked : Die Hard With A Vengeance
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