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Some films are so bad they're good. Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room', or Claudio Fragasso's 'Troll 2,' are hilarious because of their ineptness, and are therefore really entertaining. Others are less enjoyable, but have redeeming qualities, such as the striking visuals in Alex Proyas' overblown 'Gods of Egypt,' for instance. Then, there are films that are just awful, with nothing to offer the viewing audience beyond boredom and disappointment.

Nimród Antal's 'Retribution' is one of the latter. An unoriginal slog, the film follows Matt Turner, a financier and family man. One day, while driving his children to school, he notices a strange phone ringing beside him, and answers it. The caller turns out to be an anonymous fiend, who tells Turner he has placed a bomb under his seat that is triggered by pressure plates and a radio frequency. The caller demands that Turner follow his instructions to the letter, otherwise the bomb will be detonated; sending Turner and his children on an explosive ride through the streets of Berlin.

It is, essentially, 'Phone Booth' meets 'Speed,' with a dash of Steven Knight's 'Locke,' but is no way as fun as that combination sounds. A dull remake of a much better film, Dani de la Torre's 'El desconocido,' Antal and screenwriter Chris Salmanpour fail to make the venture exciting, thrilling or in any way engaging. Salmanpour's dialogue is so stilted and full of exposition it makes that heard in Robert Lorenz's 'The Marksman' sound like Shakespeare. The narrative is predictable, featuring a twist so obvious it may make your eyes actually roll.

Furthermore, the characters involved are all stereotypes with little to no personality. Turner is a wet-blanket, who is difficult to root for, while his children are breathing cliches. Secondary characters are no better, and everyone involved acts without logic or common sense. How the film was greenlit for production, considering it is so boring as to be qualifiable as a sedative, is astounding. It plays like a cheap TV movie from the 90's or early 00's: forgettable, monotonous and hardly worth the time one has to invest in watching it.

It is an unexceptional, tiresome picture in every regard, featuring passionless cinematography from Flavio Martínez Labiano, which does nothing to aid proceedings. He makes Berlin- a notoriously interesting location- look flat and dreary, while his utilisation of shots and angles is conventional and uninspired. Similarly, composer Harry Gregson-Williams seems to be just going through the motions: his bland score reflects a lack of interest in the subject matter.

Moreover, Steve Mirkovich's editing is mediocre, if not downright poor. Mirkovich has cut some films brilliantly in the past: his work on 'Con Air' created tension and momentum, as it did on 'Big Trouble in Little China' and other projects. Here, though, he fails to generate the fast pace required for a thriller to work. The film plods along at a pace that would irritate a snail, going glumly from scene to scene with little to no energy or drive.

In fact, the only half-decent aspect of the film is star Liam Neeson's performance. Neeson does solid work, but Turner is a role that requires nothing from him, and he appears as bored as his audience at times. In the last few years, he has been making dodgy career choices, seemingly lured by big paycheques and nothing more. Although one can't fault him for wanting to make a bundle for relatively easy work; this might mark the nadir of his career thus far, and might actually hurt his bankability.

He should have avoided it like the plague, as should prospective viewers. Alongside Neeson, Jack Champion and Lilly Aspell, starring as his children, do forgettable work, while Noma Dumezweni does the bare minimum as a Europol agent on Turner's tail. Also, slumming it in a thankfully small role, is Matthew Modine, who is over the top when he isn't wooden, and seems embarrassed to be associated with the project at all.

At the end of the day, Nimród Antal's 'Retribution' is a boring waste of time. Based on an exciting film from Dani de la Torre, something was lost in translation when screenwriter Chris Salmanpour penned his adaptation, as there are no thrills, tension or entertainment value whatsoever in the finished product. Although Liam Neeson does solid work, this may be one of the most mundane, unexciting films he's appeared in- and in the last few years, he's been in a lot. Featuring nonstop nonsense and nothing more; this film is so forgettable, you might actually forget it as you're watching it.

Of course there was no doubt about me having to sit down and watch this 2023 action crime thriller as it had Liam Neeson on the cast list. Sure, I had never even heard about the movie prior to watching it, not that it really mattered, as it was a Liam Neeson movie.

The storyline in "Retribution", as written by Alberto Marini and Christopher Salmanpour, sort of was very similar to the 1994 movie "Speed", except that it was lacking the high speed and adrenaline. It was watchable, for sure, but it was not a top notch movie for Liam Neeson. The storyline was a bit too much of a copy and paste of "Speed", except it was in a SUV and had a slightly different plot.

The acting performances in the movie were good, and while Liam Neeson didn't have a particular set of skills in "Retribution", then he still carried the movie well enough to make it a watchable movie. There are a couple of other familiar faces on the cast list, with the likes of Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, and Jack Champion.

I found "Retribution" to be somewhat lacking in thrills and excitement, and the movie's plot and storyline was a tad too linear and predictable for my liking. Plus, the fact that if you've already seen "Speed", then you have essentially also already seen director Nimród Antal's "Retribution".

Watchable for what it was, "Retribution" didn't impress me, nor did it revolutionize the action crime thriller genre. In fact, it didn't bring anything new at all to the genre. And on that account, my rating of director Nimród Antal's "Retribution" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.

If you are into hyper-realism this ain't for you, but if you just want to check your brain at the door and have some fun this is well worth he watch.

Liam Neeson delivers as he always does and the supporting cast, especially young Lilly Aspell as his daughter, do a very god job.

Retribution is a remake of the 2015 Spanish thriller El Desconocido, with Liam Neeson as a financial trader who gets trapped in a car with a bomb and his two kids. The film is some what cliché but like I said you wouldn't watch this for it's realism and there are enough twists, turns and explosions to keep you interested.

Clocking in at 90 minutes in not a major investment in time either.

For the genre I give it a 7/10.

I don't know where to start.... The dialogues are bad, wooden, and cheesy. The acting is far from enjoyable. The characters are dull and absolutely undeveloped. There is no motivation for the bad guy I can find. The Police and "Europol" are far from realistic, and speaking of Europol: this is not a European FBI, as shown in the movies. And of course the way they show Berlin hurts to see. They drive down one street, the next turn he is 20km away in another part of the town.

I'm just happy I saw this in a sneak preview with cheap tickets, because if it was a regular screening with full price tickets I would have demanded a refund.

Retribution is barely for those of us who fell in love with Neeson when he did the ultimate man meal Taken. Ever snice That trilogy I've been running to the theatres to watch Neeson flicks and this is the Frist time I actually said to myself why (which i now found surprising).

Not to say this was a bad movie, but it really seemed unnecessary. Wild thing, it feels like a similar plot to a better Neeson movie the Commuter. The movies may seem polarizingly deferent but if you seen The Commuter you'll notice the same plot devices creating the same loop holes in both, but the Commuter is worth seeing while i could have skipped Retribution altogether.

I like Liam (Neeson) so I obviously had to see it. If i could only get my lost time back after watching this abysmally bad, senseless idiotic piece of rubbish. The only thing that this film makes you incessantly aware of is the fact that in everyday real life, people just don't listen! So, please just listen to every ignored request made by different party's appearing in the film. The director seems to have made everyone do everything wrong...deliberately!

There is just no logical sensibility about any of this film especially with the numb-nut Interpol female police boss; she is given a load of case solving relevant information but refuses to listen or believe any of it. The film is just totally and stupidly pointless annoying trash.

The film is in English but set in Germany and nobody bothered to include the subtitles for the German speaking lines/parts. This is Liam's fourth bad film in a row so we can only hope his next outing is back to his good self!

Matt Turner, an American businessman living in Berlin, seeks to balance his prosperous financial career with family responsibilities. One morning, while taking his children to school, Matt receives a phone call. A mysterious voice warns him that his car is rigged with explosives and will explode unless he performs a set of tasks. Forced into a high-speed chase through the city streets, Matt must follow the stranger's increasingly dangerous instructions, in a race against time to protect his family and unravel the mystery that unfolds throughout the day.

Excellent plot, several remakes, all maintaining the original, harrowing and exciting context... Adorable... As good as the original 2015 version, and there are still 2 remakes left (2018 and 2021)... With the addition of some good elements mainly the final fate of the protagonist and antagonist, lots of action, explosive and cinematic... Light Plot Twist...

With all the slim pickings and nonsense that's been coming out lately, especially all the failed Hollywood blockbusters, I'm not sure what everyone's expecting. I held off watching this from all the low ratings and reviews, and since I had nothing else left to watch, I though I'd finally give this one a go. The first two acts where actually impressive and with hardly any flaws, and full of constant tension and suspense. But the third act certainly had some plot and technical issues, as well as some logic defying actions and decisions. Casting and performances were excellent throughout, as was the pacing, cinematography and score. Had the third act been better, this would've easily been a solid 8, but as the writers seemed to lose steam and creativity in the third act, it's down to a 7/10 from me.

I think I hate this movie primarily due to two reasons: my love for Liam Neeson and the stark disparity between the film's promised premise and its actual execution. It was going for less action and more a gripping, high-stakes thriller but sadly, even in that aspect, it falls short. While I wouldn't go as far as labeling it horrendous, it's not worth a trip to the cinema, despite having done so myself lol. It's reminiscent of the kind of film you might casually watch on daytime TV to pass time in a hotel room. It reminds me of Dstv in Africa, when we were traveling or on holiday and the hotel/motel tv only had like 10 channels all with poor signal... this is the kinda thing you'd find playing on the movie channel.

Blink and you might miss it, but the opening credits show it's based on another film "Retribution El Desconocido," which excited me even though I haven't watched the original, but because the comparison with "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs" crossed my mind, assuming that if the original movie warranted a remake, it must have been great, suggesting the remake had potential, I thought. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. I didn't really know anything about the movie other Liam Neeson is in it, plus it was a Regal mystery movie too.

The film is really just a deterrent of raising kids later in life. I always say that your kid's potentially having their rebellious teenage phase at while you're 60 would suck ass. While it's not universally true, Zach, the son in the movie, really resembles kids from my high school days who had similar behavior due to having older parents, which made disciplining hard. That's what stood out to me in the entire movie.

I didn't like that the the most unsubtle hints were being dropped with all the TVs on the news channels at the start. The hints couldn't have been less subtle, yet the characters somehow managed to ignore them completely.

The explosions were cool, probably the only thing I enjoyed about the movie. They reminded me action sequences from movies from the 2010s. However, the movie heavily relied on Liam Neeson, even though he didn't have much to work with, so not even he could save this. If you've watched any of Neeson's other movies, this one might leave you feeling deceived, as it hints at possibly following the familiar pattern of his iconic "I will find you, and I will kill you" action flicks, but takes a different direction instead, despite him delivering similar threats.

Nothing about the movie was convincing. Even during the most tense moments, the emotions failed to translate properly, leaving me disengaged from the plot, it lacked that tense, suspenseful, edge of the seat vibe. The actors' performances lacked conviction, and the unoriginal dialogue in the script only exaggerated the issue. The plot itself wasn't believable, heavily relying on characters making illogical choices. Particularly the police, they could've asked questions, but they were way too easily and quickly convinced he was the villain not the villain. The car chases were whack as well, expecting us to believe that dozens police cars were incapable of stopping a single SUV. The entire execution appeared sloppily put together. The decision to involve his unsupervised wife as he was a suspect seemed questionable too. The police investigator seemed perpetually befuddled and uncertain, displaying some of the weakest negotiation skills and poker face I've seen in a movie. The kid was frustrating, something I hate about a character is when, despite others risking their lives to save them, adamantly refuse the help they're being given. The only potentially convincing twist that could have saved the movie for me would have been if it was revealed that that the lead detective was actually complicit and working for the opposing side.

Anyway, as I said earlier it's not as horrendous as I'm making it out to be but I still think it's less than mediocre and not worth a trip to the cinema.

Like a number of these recent Neeson action spectacles, "Retribution" is a remake of a Spanish and a German film.

None of the characters appearing are particularly interesting or likable (the kids, in particular, seem to be a bit annoying at times. And the director (named Nimród Antal) handles the strong action scenes and beats in a well exciting; the big twist in the final scenes is a bit predictable obvious that virtually every audience member will have figured it out long before it's deployed. So, a continuity with most of the movies starring Neeson of the last 10 years but overall interesting for the filming location in Berlin and due to Neeson's good (as usually) performance.

So, Liam Neeson sits on a bomb, and in the backseat of the luxury car sits his two bratty, spoiled kids yapping away. Through the whole movie they are just terrible and we, the audience, has to endure their ungrateful attitude towards their dad. Awful.

And the story... oh the story. You have seen it several times already, starting with the movie "Speed" ages ago. And here it is again. But while "Speed" was interesting and fun to watch, this is just boring. A movie without any logic and fun factor. So why should anyone see this movie? Well, that's a very good question, that I can't find any answer too.

Definitely has to be the worst movie of the year so far holy crap talk about a generic script and just horrible acting brats in the backseat it was just horrible I guess he really needs milk money or something wow. Liam, you stooped to the lowest of all Lows. Never thought lLiam would stoop this low. Just a horrendous acting job and the voice the voice oh it sounds like the saw voice is it supposed to be scary oh my God. Why does Hollywood make this crap just an outrageous attempt to continue Liam's career but I won't be watching anymore of his movies just a horrible horrible movie I wouldn't even call it a movie avoid it all costs.

Above average thriller with plenty of twists , turns and a suspenseful finale. It contains unstopped action with great cast and nice supporting actors giving good performances . Deals with a bank executive, who faces a risked situation when he receives a mobile phone call informing him he has just a few hours to get a large amount of money or a bomb under his seat will explode , but events are about to be worst . Complicating things still further , the police pursues him and surrounding his car and then happenings go awry . Liam Neeson stars in this high-voltage thriller called Retribution about a matter of life and death containing action, revenge and redemption, in which he receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out. In a race against time, Matt will have to do the impossible to save his family. This Summer, all roads lead to the truth !.

This is a top-notch thriller about a high-powered banker submitted to weird circumstances surrounding him , that's just the starting point for him , and a bit later on , things get even worse . A film in similar quality other Hollywood blockbusters . As this film results to be a crossover from other benchmarking successes as well as grossing American films , such as : ¨Locke¨ by Steven Knight (2013) with Tom Hardy , "Speed" (1994) directed by Jan de Bont with Keanu Reeves , and "Phone Booth" (2002) Joel Schumacher with Colin Farrell . This thrilling movie has a lot of action images , including pursuits , car crashes , explosion , and anything else . The plot can not be very realistic ; however, displaying several scenes have you on the edge of your seat . The picture increases the relentless tension as well as the flick progresses on screen . Thrilling and nail-biting film with a lot of scenes of drama , tension , emotion and action , all of them at equal parts . This is a highly suspenseful and cerebral thriller , filled with plot twists , including an unexpected denouement in its final part . Hitchcock style psychological thriller , being surprisingly good and stunningly directed . The picture is pretty well , though sometimes stagy , as developing into the car , and it has a lot of turns . However , being very entertaining for its continuous suspense . The original as well entertaining premise is overspread across the movie adding some brief conventional pitfalls . The well assembled cast is frankly good , including masterful direction of players by filmmaker Nimród Antal, such as: Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, The Stranger Things), the young Jack Champion (Avatar) and Embeth Davidtz qho long time ago starred along with Liam Neeson 'Schindler List' . In this remake of the Spanish film " El Desconocido (The Unknown)", Neeson plays Matt Turner, an American living in Berlin who receives a phone call while taking his children to school, as a mysterious voice tells him that the car is loaded with explosives that will detonate unless he does what it says.

This is third remake of Spain's ¨El desconocido¨ (2015) by Danny de La Orden with Luis Tosar after Germany's ¨Steig. Nicht. Aus!¨ (Don't. Get. Out!) (2018) by Christian Alvart with Wotan Wilke Möhring and South Korea's ¨Balsinjehan¨ (2021) but the first to use the original's English title.

Furthermore , displaying a colorful and luxurious cinematography by Flabio Martinez Labiano, as well as a stirring and pulsing score Harry Gregson-Williams . This increasingly potent thriller was compellingly produced Jaume Collet-Serra, Mercedes Gamero, Juan Sola. The motion picture was well directed by Nimród Antal. He is best known for writing and directing the Hungarian-language film Kontroll (2003), which won numerous awards, including the Award of the Youth at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as a European Film Award nomination for Best film . Antal's first American feature movie , Vacancy (2007), starring Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson, was released on April 20, 2007 getting sucess enough. His second American film, Armored (2009), was released in December 2009 and with American star-studded cast. Nimród Antal was hired for ¨Armored¨because producers enjoyed Antal's earlier films ¨Kontroll¨ and ¨Vacancy¨ and subsequenly filming a nice sequel : ¨Predators¨. This remarkable and decent action film will appeal to thriller buffs and fans of the big stars appearing here and there. Well worth watching. So it's worth seeing , specially for the Liam Neeson fans.

I'm intrigued by the disparity in ratings that this movie has received. In my view, this 1-hour 30-minute cinematic experience was nothing short of enjoyable from start to finish. The relentless cascade of events held my attention captive throughout, leaving no room for even a moment's boredom. What struck me particularly was the way the film delicately delved into the realm of drama, shining a poignant spotlight on the far-reaching consequences of divorce, particularly when it comes to its impact on innocent children.

As someone who values the emotional resonance of a movie, I found that this narrative hit the mark. The characters' struggles felt real and relatable, allowing me to connect with their journeys on a personal level. When I emerged from the theater, a sense of contentment enveloped me, confirming that this film had succeeded in its mission to captivate and entertain. While opinions on films can certainly be subjective, I believe it's essential to recognize the merit of a production that manages to leave its audience not only entertained but also contemplative about the nuances of life.

Liam Neeson and Matthew Modine are pretty good here plus I enjoy the director Nimrod Antal he's done some great films! I respect the 5.3 rating it's good enough for this there's not much to Retribution to me it's easy to enjoy on live. Crazy how Liam is quite old yet still does this type of slightly cheesy action rides but sure whatever keeps someone going surely makes for nice entertainment. I would suggest Non-Stop or Taken or even Ted he has a cameo which is hilarious I enjoy his earlier roles but I guess some from the last decade are good fun too. Take all this however you want Retribution is cool as a car suspense guilty pleasure!

Retribution? Why not regurgitation? Inflammation? Stupefaction? Irritation?

God must be on the phone with this guy or how else would he know exactly what is going on at every step in this mess of a movie? And there are bad kid actors in it if a terrible plot that makes little sense isn't enough for you.

And on top of all of that rubbish, it's a remake of another bad film. And it was done before that with another stupid movie, Speed. We are really at a low point in the film industry.

And isn't this guy a little old to be playing the action hero, maybe a lot old?

I can't believe this thing has such a high rating at 5.3 thus far.

Liam Neeson as you've never seen him before--or almost never. He's still got a wife and kids, he's still the kind of distant dad who spends more time at work than with his family, but here--as a Berlin banker being pressured to turn over millions of euros to a blackmailer who has planted a bomb under the driver's seat of his car (he's chauffeuring his kids to school; if he ever stops, or tries to get out--BOOM!)--he looks more haggard than ever, more helpless, even more (if you can believe it) hopeless. "Retribution" rolls right along--there isn't a wasted moment anywhere, not even at the beginning--and you'll probably want to stick around to see how it all turns out (the car's claustrophobic confines, by the way, actually make for a pretty effective little deathtrap), but the big reveal at the end comes a bit too abruptly, and the film isn't quite the thrill ride that some of Neeson's previous action flicks have been. (An additional "set of skills"--sometimes, just being able to weave in and out of traffic isn't enough--might have helped.) Still, the car chases are fun, the big man does his best, and let's face it: there are worse fates than being stuck in a car with Liam Neeson. Call it "Speed" in a four-door. Not great, but certainly watchable. My advice: give it a shot.