Synopsis
When his wife is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces.
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Cast
- Gary DourdanBrad Paxton
- Serinda SwanKate Paxton
- Andy GarcíaAmbassador Williams
- Brice BexterYounes Laalej
- Ernie HudsonEd Paxton
- Martin DonovanTom Fitzgerald
- Robert KnepperMysterious Oil Lobbyist
- Samy NaceriJaafar El Hadi
- Soumaya AkaabouneChief Nadia Sekkat
- Don BiggOfficer Issam
- 38
Movie Nation
Moroccan producer (French TV’s “The Bureau”) turned director Hicham Hajji has no sense of pace, and while he’s got “names” on board, he doesn’t give them much to chew on. The script has these half-hearted efforts to shoehorn third-act twists and political messaging into the picture, but they’re as a limp and obvious as one actor’s feigned southern drawl in the finale. - 30
Variety
If Redemption Day were any more generic, the first thing you’d see on screen would be a bar code in place of the opening credits. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Hicham Hajji's debut — while featuring an impressive supporting cast and admirably attempting to inject political commentary into its mix — proves such a wan, ineffective vehicle that it leaves its star all dressed up with nowhere to go. - 25
Chicago Tribune
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. - 25
RogerEbert.com
Time may feel like a flat circle, but the calendar says it’s January, so that means we get shoddy, dumping-ground dreck like the generically titled Redemption Day.