Retribution (El Desconocido) (2015) Spoilers

1. Venice Film Review: 'Retribution' - Variety

  • 2 sep 2015 · This story of a corrupt banker trapped behind the wheel when an unidentified bomber targets his sleek BMW SUV is strictly a cruise-control affair.

  • Strictly a cruise-control affair: Impersonal, illogical and short on self-aware wit.

2. 'Retribution' ('El Desconocido'): Venice Review - The Hollywood Reporter

  • 2 sep 2015 · Debuting Spanish director Dani de la Torre's high-stakes thriller traps a shady bank manager and his kids in a car rigged to explode.

  • Debuting Spanish director Dani de la Torre's high-stakes thriller traps a shady bank manager and his kids in a car rigged to explode.

3. Review Retribution a.k.a. El desconocido (2015): Highly unlikely ...

  • At first he is under the assumption it's a prank call until he gets called again. Now Carlos checks his seat and begins to believe the threat is real. Naturally ...

  • genre: thriller This film is based on a premise that seems a little far fetched and impractical. However it never feels improbable...

4. El Desconocido Aka Retribution [2015] - Subversive Rabbit

  • 29 mrt 2016 · A fast-paced and nerve-wracking thriller set in a car armed with an explosive device that will explode unless unknown criminals get their ...

  • A fast-paced and nerve-wracking thriller set in a car armed with an explosive device that will explode unless unknown criminals get their money.

5. Retribution (El desconocido) - Cineuropa

  • Carlos, a bank executive, begins his morning routine by taking his kids to school. As he starts the car he receives an anonymous phone call informing him that ...

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6. 'Retribution' an explosive financial crisis thriller - De la Torre's film has ...

7. Film Review “Retribution” a.k.a. 'El Desconocido' (2015 ...

  • 9 mei 2021 · When Carlos (Luis Tosar) decides to take his kids to school one morning, he imagines that the breakfast time argument with his wife Marta ...

  • a 102 minute long white knuckle ride When Carlos (Luis Tosar) decides to take his kids to school one morning, he imagines that the breakfast time argument with his wife Marta (Goya Toledo) is the w…

8. 'Retribution' Movie Review - Lights Camera Jackson

  • 23 aug 2023 · “Retribution” is based on the 2015 Spanish-French film “El Desconocido” (“The Stranger”). The story is as simple as it is messy.

  • 'Retribution' is a new action/thriller starring Liam Neeson and Matthew Modine. It opens in theaters on August 25th, from Lionsgate.

9. Retribution (2015) - Rotten Tomatoes

  • A bank executive receives a warning that there is a bomb in his car; unless he cooperates, it will detonate.

10. 'Retribution' review: An uninspiring version of all Liam Neeson films

  • 23 aug 2023 · 'Retribution' showcases what Liam Neeson does best: drive around while things explode around him, trying to protect his kids.

  • 'Retribution' showcases what Liam Neeson does best: drive around while things explode around him, trying to protect his kids. Here's where to see it.

11. Retribution | Reviews - MAG THE WEEKLY

  • 15 sep 2023 · Fair play to the actor; he portrays a victim who learns that while he was chasing after money, he was also losing his family. The underlying ...

  • In the majority of Liam Neeson's recent flicks, we witness him rushing into peril to save those he loves. That is exactly the basis of the current

12. Film Review - Retribution starring Liam Neeson | First Class Magazine

  • 16 okt 2023 · Retribution is a short, sharp, fast flick that, like all of his action movies and characters, Liam Neeson saves the day.

  • Retribution would have to be the easiest acting gig Liam Neeson has ever had - he spends almost the entire 90 minutes of the fast-paced action film in the driver’s seat of a car (a Mercedes SUV to be precise, in unmistaken and repetitive product placement). 

13. 'Retribution' Review: Liam Neeson In Action Trying To Save His Kids

  • 23 aug 2023 · This is a typical late-August cash grab, but we will provide no more spoilers in case you need your latest Neeson action fix. The actor plays it ...

  • A Review of 'Retribution' which represents yet another very familiar action thriller for star Liam Neeson in a film that can do in his sleep

14. 'Retribution' movie review: Liam Neeson stars in 'Phone Booth' in a car

  • 24 aug 2023 · Retribution's banal first fifteen gets us up to speed on the family dynamics: Neeson's financial planner Matt Turner has lost the faith of wife ...

  • Neeson stars as a man who has a bomb under his seat in this over-the-top thriller from the director of Predators and Metallica: Through the Never…

15. Retribution - movie review - - The Blurb

  • 23 sep 2023 · The caller goes to further extremes to show that he means business; which involves implicating Turner in what is going down. The situation leads ...

  • Retribution is edge-of-your-seat fare

16. Retribution (2015) directed by Dani de la Torre • Reviews, film + cast

  • While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he ...

  • While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up.

17. Retribution (2023) - Film Review - flickfeast

  • 14 okt 2023 · Despite Liam Neeson's best performance in ages, Retribution unfrotunately jumps the shark in its final act and tarnishes the film.

  • Despite Liam Neeson's best performance in ages, Retribution unfrotunately jumps the shark in its final act and tarnishes the film.

18. Liam Neeson's Retribution may be in the running for 'Worst Film of the Year'

  • 8 sep 2023 · Retribution is the latest adaptation of 2015 Spanish film El desconocido (The Stranger), which has also spawned German and Korean versions.

  • Unfortunately, Liam Neeson left his special set of skills at home for this one.

19. Retribution review – Liam Neeson on autopilot in car-bomb action thriller

  • 26 okt 2023 · Once again, Neeson's fictional family is danger – this time on an explosive school run – but the action is driverless.

  • Once again, Neeson’s fictional family is danger – this time on an explosive school run – but the action is driverless

20. MOVIE REVIEW: Retribution - TheWill Downtown

  • 9 sep 2023 · Liam Neeson is a corrupt banker living in Berlin who has to solve the scared client problem and drop his kids off at school.

  • There’s nothing Hollywood loves more than to mend the bonds of a dysfunctional family through a series of cataclysmic...

21. RETRIBUTION (2023) | Review by The Unaffiliated Critic

  • 30 aug 2023 · Liam is an ex-spy/ex-assassin/ex-cop/ex-criminal, trying to put violence behind him, but forced to dust off his very particular set of skills.

  • In his 70s, Liam Neeson finds a contrived way to continue making forgettable Angry White Man action movies, with this bomb-in-a-car thriller.

22. Retribution Review – 'Inoffensive but inessential' - Empire Magazine

  • 27 okt 2023 · A voice on the line reveals that there's a bomb under his car seat, primed to explode if he doesn't do exactly what he's told…

  • Liam Neeson is trapped in his car in this action-thriller.

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