Redemption Day

This would-be action thriller offers awkward action and no real thrills.

If "Redemption Day" were any more generic, the first thing you'd see on screen would be a bar code in place of opening credits.

Proves such a wan, ineffective vehicle that it leaves its star all dressed up with nowhere to go.

There's not a thrill to be found in this ostensible thriller, a rote kidnapping exercise taped together with digital blood spatter and an overly dramatic score, vaguely gesturing at global crises from five years ago.

Riddled with stereotypes. [Full review in Spanish]

A routine format starring an indestructible action hero. [Full review in Spanish]

Follows a wan path as it endeavors to craft a compelling narrative, which leaves only a few punchy action sequences to redeem the experience.

A lackluster tale of a man trying to rescue his wife from terrorists. Some exciting scenes but not enough.

What makes the film an above-average action film are the contributions of director (and co-screenwriter) Hicham Hajji, making his feature film directorial debut.

Despite a fairly one-dimensional group of bad guys, the films manages to make something out of the central couple and makes it more interesting than a simple rescue as the victim as well as her savior are more than one dimension characters...