The Cold Light of Day

The Cold Light of Day (2012)

  • 5% of critics liked it
    (40 reviews)

  • 29% of users liked it
    (17,167 ratings)

Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) goes to Spain for a weeklong sailing vacation with his family but his whole world turns upside down when the family is kidnapped by intelligence agents hell-bent on recovering a mysterious briefcase and Will suddenly finds himself on the run. -- (C) Summit Entertainment

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Scott Wiper, John Petro
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Sep 7, 2012 Wide
On DVD
Jan 29, 2013
Lionsgate Fi lms

Critic Reviews

  • Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader

    Cavill is no substitute for Van Damme, whose self-critical performance gave the earlier movie much of its heft

  • Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

    The script throws around phrases like "intel," "terrorist" and "rogue operative," but as time bombs go, the briefcase-versus-loved-ones ultimatum barely ticks.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Charging $10 for this movie is criminal; vouchers and letters of apology should be handed out at the exit for those stalwart viewers who stick it out to the end.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    A catastrophe worth noting only for the presence of its name cast.

  • Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly

    Apes The Bourne Identity so slavishly yet so boringly it winds up with no identity at all.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John H


    With "Man of Steel" on the horizon, I've decided to prep myself for the movie by watching all of the past Supermans and a few Henry Cavill films as well. I have no prior knowledge to how well the man can act apart from the what I've seen in the trailers and his bit… More

  • Everett J


    Want a good look at actor playing the new "Superman"? Then check this out because he(Henry Cavill) is the star, and hopefully he is better at playing the Man of Steel. Here, he is the son of Bruce Willis, and his family gets kidnapped while on vacation in Spain. From… More

  • Bruce B


    Excellent Movie where for once its not all about Bruce Willis, Plenty of action throughout the film, great car chase scene. Veronica Echegui is over the top on beauty and acting, as once Sigourney Weaver was but she is far from that now. If you like spy thrillers you will enjoy this… More

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    <b><i>The Cold Light of Day</b></i> was not what I was hoping it would be, which is a great action packed thriller. Instead it was action packed and just OK. The story was lacking. I just didn't care what was happening or if he saved his family. I know,… More

  • Al S


    A great surprise to watch. A tense, smart, confident and extremely exciting action-thriller. A heart-pounding and tremendously entertaining chase of a movie with echoes of Bourne. It packs plenty of fire-power as well as star power. Henry Cavill is a charismatic, strong and capable… More

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