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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2024
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 52 m
Summary An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen their grip willingly.
Directed By: Hans Petter Moland
Written By: Tony Gayton
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 52 m
- 2024
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 1 h 52 m
Absolution
51
3.6
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Summary An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen their grip willingly.
Directed By: Hans Petter Moland
Written By: Tony Gayton
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Yes, it feels as if we’ve seen this movie before — but thanks to the suitably gritty and grainy, New England-set direction by Hans Petter Moland, the still-resonant star power of Neeson and a terrific supporting cast, “Absolution” delivers a punch with a sting all its own.
Moland delivers a sharp-looking, well-paced movie with a moody score.
The film’s various elements do not quite meld, and despite a few strong performances, none of the characters feel fully three-dimensional.
Wrapped in drab visuals and a doomy atmosphere, Absolution paints a world where lowlifes rule and neither doctors nor priests can be trusted. Yet there are moments when the beatdowns pause and a misty melancholy shines through.
It’s not that Absolution is any worse than the awful likes of “Retribution” (quite the opposite), but this seedy crime saga makes it uniquely clear that Neeson’s special set of skills have taken him as far as they can.
Neeson]’s trapped once again in tired tough guy material, bringing gravity to a film that’s already dragging him — and the audience — down.
While the film does make an admirable effort to focus on Neeson's action hero as a true character rather than a mere blunt instrument for fight scenes, but thanks to an overly cliché screenplay, the movie will likely be another forgettable action film in Neeson's filmography.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
3.6
43% Positive
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0% Mixed
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57% Negative
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4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
3.6
43% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
57% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
I have to agree with natxx. I have no idea what is with all these bad reviews. I watch any movie with Liam Neeson despite the low-budget productions sprinkled with boom, grit, & punch. He brings a high-testosterone energy to each character that must use his tough skills to right the wrongs that catch up to him. And this movie dives deeper into the implications of how that persona can estrange you from family.
This movie draws away from the odd jobs and improvisation when the job gets rough, and instead shows the down slope of a man behind the muscle. The lonely and compassionless shell left clinging for purpose after all that fighting scarred him is front & center figuring how to leave this life.
Sometimes such a beaten-down tough guy must use those scars to settle scores and makes things right, no matter the consequences. I like this more personal reflection of the hollowness to his "tough guy" aftermaths.
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Production Company
Samuel Goldwyn Films,
Sculptor Media,
Electromagnetic Productions,
North Five Six,
Arts District Entertainment,
Thug Movie Productions
Release Date Nov 1, 2024
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating R
Tagline Everyone pays in the end.