Cold Pursuit movie review

RATING: R

LENGTH: 1 hour 58 minutes

Movie Review Mom GRADE: B

IN A NUTSHELL:

This action drama movie offers some unexpected dark humor and all the fun action you’d expect from a Liam Neeson flick. It’s actually a remake of the 2014 Norwegian film called, In Order of Disappearance [English Subtitled] In fact, this version was also written and directed by the same guy: Hans Petter Moland.

I’ve been a true Liam Neeson fan for years, even when some of his movies haven’t been that great. I just love watching him kick bad-guy butt with his “certain set of skills”, even if he has slowed down in recent years. He has announced that this is his last action film. I hope not. He’s awesome at revenge and vigilante movies.

This movie is best served cold.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

Body count = 25.
Very bloody and violent
Talk of a heroin overdose. I just heard on the radio today that heroin deaths in the USA have been rising at an alarming rate. What the heck’s going on?
People smoke marijuana
Cocaine drug dealers
Negative talk and cliched portrayal of Native Americans
Two homosexual men kiss and hold hands.
Gangs

THEMES:

Pick a good road (path in life) and stay on it
“Sometimes loyalty comes at a price.” – Mustang (Domenick Lombardozzi)
Family
Revenge

THINGS I LIKED:

Beautiful snowy landscapes, supposedly in Colorado.
Wow, that all-glass living room and dining room with views of the snowy outside. Beautiful.
I liked that Liam Neeson’s character got tired and had to rest while killing the bad guys. It showed he wasn’t a trained assassin, but a regular guy. ha ha
The faux fur all over the furniture at the Chateau hotel lobby cracked me up because it was so ridiculous.
The title of the American movie, Cold Pursuit, is way better than the original. Considering this movie has a lot of dark humor, it subtly warns you that this movie should not be taken as a serious revenge movie, but more of a farce.
I liked the Helly/Hansen’s snow coat that Liam Neeson wears. It’s a European brand that is probably super popular in Norway, where the original movie was filmed.
Nicholas Holmes did a good job playing a likable, precocious boy.
Music plays an interesting role in the movie.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

The squeaking gurney in the morgue was so painful to watch and hear. It’s an example of the dark humor early in this film.
Lazy cop
The villain (Tom Bateman) was more of a cartoon character than a realistic, scary man. He was just too over-the-top, but I suppose that was the point.
The movie poster shows an image that never appears in the film. There IS something close, but not as awesome.
After Act II, Liam Neeson kind of disappears and you don’t see him again until Act III.
None of the women in the movie were very nice. Even the female cop who is trying to do the right thing gets her intel by stringing along an ex-boyfriend.
Laura Dern doesn’t really get to do much.
The movie trailer is a bit deceiving. It leads you to believe that it’s going to be a regular action/revenge drama, so a lot of people are surprised that it’s way less serious.

FUNNY LINES:
* “Do you have any idea what I can do to you……on Yelp?” – Thorpe (Raoul Trujillo)
“Have you heard of the Stockholm Syndrome?” Ryan (Nicholas Holmes) after he gets kidnapped

INTERESTING LINES:

I thought it was funny when the dad? Uncle? Gave the boy a copy of “Lord of the Flies” and said, “All the answers you’ll ever need in life are in that book.”

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Fargo

Taken

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