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Gregor JordanForgatókönyvíró:
Peter WoodwardOperatőr:
Oliver StapletonZeneszerző:
Graeme RevellSzereplők:
Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen, Gil Bellows, Brandon Routh, Martin Donovan, Benito Martinez, Vincent Laresca, Holmes Osborne (több)Tartalmak(1)
A szélsőséges nézeteket valló Steven Arthur Younger (Michael Sheen) három városban rejt el nukleáris töltetű bombákat. A terrorelhárítás azonnal akcióba lép, el is fogják a bűnözőt, ám a halálos veszélyt jelentő bombák hollétét nem tudják kideríteni. Az idő szorításában Helen Brody FBI-ügynök (Carrie-Anne Moss) olyan megoldáshoz folyamodik, amit máskülönben sose tenne. A titokzatos H, azaz Henry Harold Humphries (Samuel L. Jackson) segítségét kéri, aki képzett vallató, és kegyetlen módszereivel bármit ki tud szedni a foglyokból. Úgy tűnik, Humphriesnak sikerül is megtörnie Youngert, ám hatalmas meglepetés éri. (RTL Klub)
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A very unconventional contribution to the subject of Islamic terrorism, in which the filmmakers wonder whether it is possible to "destroy" one person in order to save millions, and yet sell it as a steamy thriller with unpredictable developments. At its core it's terribly simple, the camera spends two-thirds of the film in a white room where the sadistic bastard S. L. Jackson gives a hard time to Michael Sheen, and Carrie-Anne Moss seeks an ethical yardstick for the whole situation. It is thanks to the actors that it holds up even in the more banal situations when nameless agency bosses argue about authority because otherwise, it is a very suspenseful affair, which from my point of view has no weak moments.
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A pretty tense conversational drama in cheap settings, spiced up with the great performances of the main trio and the core premise of an ethical problem. The low budget can unfortunately be seen several times (whenever the camera goes outside), but, as I’ve said, the strength of the film lies elsewhere. Even though I have a pretty clear opinion about this (a person who threatens to kill thousands or millions of people doesn’t have a right to appeal to their rights), in the end I thought that this was really unthinkable. Unthinkable could have been even better, but I’m still rating it as above average. Or how picking a strong topic can be a solution for not particularly ingenious filmmakers.
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A typical American B-movie, which is based on an idea that is unacceptable to me. I have been in the industry long enough to have an idea of the path that an aspirant for constructing a nuclear bomb must take. Great and wealthy countries have failed at it, investing unimaginable resources and focusing large scientific teams, all auxiliary technology and logistics, toward a successful outcome. Iran has been trying to obtain a bomb for a few decades now, with one-tenth of the country's oil-soaked national budget going towards this activity. So far, it has been without any results. Dear Kim from Korea reached his goal after thirty years of effort, sacrificing a quarter of the national budget and the lives of millions of his fellow citizens during famines. Here, it's managed by one guy, who can easily construct several of these bombs. I know you'll say, he's an American and they can do anything. If he sacrifices a few more weekends, he will even build an intercontinental missile and threaten the whole world. Those guys are really good. Only an incorrigible dreamer can find some artistic value in it, so there remains a certain documentary value. The countdown functions as a reflection of the paranoia of a time that fell prey to the hysteria of the war on terrorism. I could give it 2 stars for its B-movie entertainment value, but I find its political and ideological message not at all sympathetic. Similar script premises, contemplating the justification of torture during interrogations, have appeared multiple times and in better form. The 1 star is for Samuel L. Jackson's consistently outstanding performance. His character carries with him a lot of demons and negative charisma. Overall impression: 25%.
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The creators didn’t have much money, but they did the best they could and, along with a fascinating screenplay, bought three great actors. And there’s no doubt about it. The whole movie is about them and what they are facing. Sometimes I said to myself that it’s too bad they didn’t have more money, because then that TV look, cheap scenery would disappear and the intensive torture scenes could have been interspersed with a bit of good old action. Then it really would have been remarkable. This never happened.
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In production terms, a TV movie where it is evident that most finances went on the fees of the central trio, kinda not leaving enough for the rest of the ensemble, so they cast B-actors. Which results in nothing pleasant to watch in several scenes. It’s also a movie that tries to seem crafty as a fox and tense as suspenders. And in places it really is. Unfortunately, just in places.
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