Synopsis
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
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Cast
- Liam NeesonTravis Block
- Emmy Raver-LampmanMira Jones
- Taylor John SmithDusty Crane
- Aidan QuinnGabriel Robinson
- Tim DraxlDrew Hawthorne
- Claire van der BoomAmanda Block
- Michael M. FosterPolice Officer
- Yesse SpencePrincipal
- Todd LeviLecturer
- Gabriella SengosNatalie Block
Recommendations
- 50
TheWrap
Blacklight is an unsurprisingly tepid action thriller which extends this odd phase of Neeson’s career, but the best thing that can probably be said about it is that it’s not materially worse than most of the others. - 50
The New York Times
At least Williams displays a bit of inventive flair with novel booby traps and a chase scene that features a lurching garbage truck. - 50
Variety
If you approach it with sufficiently lowered expectations, and have fond memories of the ’70s paranoid dramas that obviously inspired director and co-writer Mark Williams, this might be your house-brand jam. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Lacking a high concept or memorable central character, the film is a by-the-numbers actioner that coasts on its star’s soulful gravitas and low-key charisma. - 38
Movie Nation
Neeson always gives fair value in these woebegone, quick-and-dirty actioners. But closing in on 70, the fakery meant to show him brawling or driving too fast and what not isn’t that subtle. - 35
Slashfilm
It's hard to know whether the challenges of making a rough-and-tumble action movie with Liam Neeson at the helm now stem from age or from making a movie like this during the pandemic. Whatever the explanation is, the result is that Blacklight is a bland way to pass 100 minutes. - 25
Slant Magazine
Instead of elaborating its plot, Blacklight offers up repetitious, dialogue-driven scenes that deliver only the shallowest of exposition, advancing the story at a sluggish pace. - 25
The A.V. Club
Blacklight cuts corners everywhere.
