Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Movie review: 24 Hours to Live


 Reeling from the deaths of his wife and son, Travis takes a risky contract and is killed on the job. Brought back to life by a revolutionary new medical procedure, he has 24-hours to find redemption.

Ethan Hawke (Travis), Qing Xu (Lin), Paul Anderson (Jim), Rutger Hauer (Frank), Tyrone Keogh (Zera), Nathalie Boltt (Dr. Helen), Liam Cunningham (Wetzler), Jeremy Yong (Bisset), Susan Young (Vicky).

24 Hours to Live begins with some backstory around Travis and his military career. From there we are up to modern day when his family is killed and going off the rails, he takes a risky mission during which he is killed. Resurrected, he has 24-hours for revenge and redemption until the timer in his arm goes off and he dies. Again. At this point the film hits full-tilt action level and really gets moving through the somewhat disappointing ending.

Acting was good with Hawke delivering fairly well as an action hero. Xu was decent and delivered well. Hauer presented his usual and did good, as did Cunningham, Keogh and the remainder of the supporting cast.

Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are interesting and unusual with a nice variety of all. Action is solid, bloody, and rough around the edges as it should be. Dialogue is decent though a bit more depth would have been nice. Sound and soundtrack are okay.

Overall 24 Hours to Live is a decent sci-fi action flick and Hawke does a decent job in the lead role. Technical work is interesting and the film flows fairly well. Those who enjoy action thrillers should enjoy this one.

With a bit of sexuality, plenty of violence and gore, and foul language, this should be fine for older teens and above.

Released: 2017
Reviewed: 5.9.21
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Indie Action

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