Synopsis
The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpected and violent consequences, as he proves that revenge is all in the execution.
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Cast
- Liam NeesonNels Coxman
- Tom BatemanTrevor 'Viking' Calcote
- Tom JacksonWhite Bull Legrew
- Laura DernGrace Coxman
- Nicholas HolmesRyan
- Emmy RossumKim Dash
- Domenick LombardozziMustang
- Julia JonesAya
- William ForsytheBrock 'Wingman' Coxman
- Michael EklundSteve 'Speedo' Milliner
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
Cold Pursuit resolves as a riotously fun example of a director remaking their own film for the right reasons. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
It knows exactly what kind of movie it is, but that doesn’t stand in the way of it goosing its bloodbath set pieces with irreverent, off-kilter gallows humor. - 80
Variety
By pumping up the darkly comedic undertones, augmenting the frigid chill of the original, Moland’s terrific, riveting noir-tinged picture distinguishes itself from other rote, reductive remakes. - 78
IGN
Cold Pursuit is partly a great action thriller, and Liam Neeson is still kicking plenty of butt, but the film is mostly an intriguing, relaxing, totally tuckered-out character study of old men running out of the energy required to run a criminal enterprise. As thrillers go, this one is more adult than your average. - 75
The Film Stage
There is nary a moment of death that isn’t drawn out for laughs, or a moment of comedy drawn out for sorrow. Among the ice and the wind, Cold Pursuit paints an unsuspecting, desolate place, where death doesn’t care about you, so you might as well laugh. - 75
The A.V. Club
One thing that does translate is Morland’s extremely dry, extremely dark sense of humor, which manifests at the bleakest moments of the story like whoopee cushions lining the pews at a funeral. - 67
Consequence
The little beats throughout Cold Pursuit are distinctive enough to cover for this gory caper’s periodic misfires. - 60
TheWrap
While director Hans Petter Moland’s remake of his own film “In Order of Disappearance” (Frank Baldwin adapts the original screenplay by Kim Fupz Aakeson) may fall short of its goals, it’s hard not to admire the film’s ambitions — and certain scenes, performances and even one-liners — even as its flaws start piling up.
