Retribution

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5.3/10

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A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out. A remake of the 2015 Spanish film "El Desconocido."

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A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out.A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out.A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out.

Director
- Nimród Antal
Writers
- Alberto Marini
- Christopher Salmanpour
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

25K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Nimród Antal
Writers
- Alberto Marini
- Christopher Salmanpour
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Retribution: Alex Heineman (Featurette)

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Trivia
The third remake of Spain's Appel inconnu (2015) after Germany's Steig. Nicht. Aus! (2018) and South Korea's Balsinjehan (2021) but the first to use the original's English title.

Goofs
In the final scene where the Vehicle roles on it's side, this would cause the pressure sensor in the seat to not detect the driver as his weight now only applies perpendicular to the seat sensor. thus the bomb should have triggered the moment the vehicle rolls over as the bomb is triggered by the pressure sensor.

Quotes
Matt Turner: Turbulence is inevitable. When everyone runs from the fire, you run to it.

Connections
Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 911: Retribution (2023)

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Featured review

5/10

I knew it was gonna be bad... but

It's not a great movie by any means. I did not know walking into this movie it was a remake, but I sure hope the original was better. But what this movie lacked in dialogue, acting ability, characters, it made up for in story.

The overall plot of the movie is good. I love a good low budget thriller, and that's exactly what this was. Liam Neeson had to be this movies biggest expense, because everything was shot in a Mercedes Benz (btw this movie did not make me want to buy that car). The story was not completely predictable and it had some good moments that were fun to watch in a theatre.

But that's it. Other than that, the acting is terrible. The dialogue for the first 15min of the movie felt like it was written by AI and I almost left. And every character is as bland as an off brand cereal from Walmart.

Listen, if you like Liam Neeson thrillers, go see this, but don't expect anything spectacular. It will entertain but it does not go beyond its surface level plot line.