Retribution (Released 8/25/23)

Poor Liam Neeson is just getting typecast in these movies. He keeps playing a generic husband who is forced into vehicles and stops the bad guy before he gets killed. This felt like a slightly different version of Speed. Nothing like a good bomb on a vehicle rigged to blow. The characters had forced “development” and came across like a half-baked story. The great sales pitch that couldn’t go beyond the pitch. It just develops weirdly and ends kinda of rushed. Not really worth the watch unless you are a Liam Neeson fan.

Story - 16%

Characters - 12%

Pacing - 15%

Spectacle - 15%

Entertainment - 15%

Total score: 73%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here