{"id":150006,"date":"2021-01-08T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-redemption-day-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:39:00","slug":"watch-redemption-day-with-film-summary-and-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-redemption-day-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Redemption Day with film summary and movie review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4016ed5ef28\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4016ed5ef28\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-redemption-day-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Redemption_Day_Online%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Redemption Day Online&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-redemption-day-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/#Christy_Lemire\" >Christy Lemire<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-redemption-day-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/#Redemption_Day_2021\" >Redemption Day (2021)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Redemption_Day_Online%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Redemption Day Online&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/review\/primary_image\/reviews\/redemption-day-movie-review-2021\/redemption-day-movie-review-2021.jpg\"><\/img><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>Time may feel like a flat circle, but the calendar says it\u2019s January, so that means we get shoddy, dumping-ground dreck like the generically titled \u201cRedemption Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This would-be action thriller offers awkward action and no real thrills. The feature debut from director and co-writer Hicham Hajji boasts an impressive cast but then strands these performers in thinly drawn roles. The dialogue is clunky, the pacing drags, and the production values are so inconsistent that they\u2019re often laughably cheap.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<p>But perhaps the most baffling element of all is the superficial and retrograde way Morocco native Hajji depicts the Islamic terrorists in the film\u2019s kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing plot. They are cartoonish in their villainy and overly simplistic in their demeanor and demands. One would think Hajji might be interested in presenting a more nuanced portrayal of the complexities that exist within the region; instead, he and co-screenwriters Sam Chouia and Lemore Syvan offer some title cards off the top about the significance of oil as well as a few cursory conversations between opportunistic American diplomats.<\/p>\n<p>A pretty American woman is held captive for $10 million ransom. Only her badass husband, a decorated U.S. Marine captain, can save her\u2014but he must confront his regrets and demons in the process. It\u2019s a trite premise told in uninspired fashion, with dull, overlong tracking shots and an increasingly pushy score in place of actual drama.<\/p>\n<p>The one thing that makes \u201cRedemption Day\u201d watchable on any level is the presence of Gary Dourdan as Brad Paxton. The longtime \u201cCSI: Crime Scene Investigation\u201d actor gets a rare shot at a leading role, but his compelling screen persona is sadly in the service of a barely-there character. He broods and shows off his brawn, and gives you the sense that he\u2019s trying to imbue the performance with the kind of depth that simply isn\u2019t there on the page. This is his version of a late-career Liam Neeson action vehicle\u2014or it would be, if it were any good.<\/p>\n<p>We know Brad is tormented, though, from a lengthy flashback at the film\u2019s start. A mission to protect the transport of medical supplies across the Syrian desert comes under attack, and goes horribly awry. The memory of this ambush haunts him and awakens him in the middle of the night, and the comfort of his loving wife, Kate (Serinda Swan), provides little solace. Neither do boxing workouts and tough-love chats with his dad, played by an underused Ernie Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>But then Kate, an archaeologist, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>s from New York to Morocco to investigate the discovery of an underground city\u2014and promptly gets kidnapped within minutes of arriving at the dig site, supposedly for crossing into Algeria by accident. (First, she\u2019s stuck with insipid lines like: \u201cThank you so much for the hospitality.\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<p>When he finds out his wife has been taken, Brad springs into action, which provides him with the opportunity for the redemption of the film\u2019s title \u2026 maybe? As in, he couldn\u2019t save one of his fellow Marines, but he can save his wife, so that will help him sleep at night? The logic is fuzzy but that\u2019s what we\u2019re expected to hold onto as \u201cRedemption Day\u201d stumbles toward its climactic conclusion. Along the way, we\u2019re subjected to endless drone shots of vehicle caravans and several shootouts, one of which is staged and filmed in such a cheesy way, it looks as if the character slipped and fell rather than taking a bullet to the head. We also see shadowy characters having scheming conversations, including Andy Garcia as the cigar-chomping U.S. ambassador to Morocco, Martin Donovan as some other duplicitous diplomat, and an unnamed character who can best be described as Colonel Sanders as deus ex machina. (Literally, the dude has a white suit, goatee, and walking stick and a comically thick Southern accent. It\u2019s as if he sauntered into the wrong movie after having one too many mint juleps on the veranda.)<\/p>\n<p>This is not the only unintentionally hilarious moment in \u201cRedemption Day,\u201d however. There\u2019s also the conference call that takes place in the cramped and flatly lighted White House situation room, where the wooden United States president (Jay Footlik) says inane things like: \u201cBring me all the tactical options.\u201d Meanwhile, back in North Africa, the lead kidnapper (Samy Naceri) screams at Kate in both French and badly dubbed English.<\/p>\n<p>There is never any doubt as to how this crisis will turn out, nor is there any suspense or substance. There\u2019s just Dourdan in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of tight T-shirts and tank tops, saving the day from terrorists in a movie that\u2019s even less welcome than it would have been under ordinary circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><em>Now available in theaters, and available on demand and on digital January 12.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christy Lemire\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/user\/primary_image\/christy-lemire\/featured_ChristyLemireheadshot.jpg\" title=\"Christy Lemire\"><\/img><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><figcaption>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Christy_Lemire\"><\/span>Christy Lemire<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Christy Lemire is a co-host of the YouTube film review show &#8220;What the Flick?!&#8221; Christy reviewed films for The Associated Press for over 14 years. You can find Christy&#8217;s writing at ChristyLemire.com. She&#8217;s also on Twitter @christylemire and on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/christy.lemire2.   Read her answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here.<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section> <\/section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Redemption Day movie poster\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/movie\/movie_poster\/redemption-day-2021\/large_redemption-day-poster.jpg\" title=\"Redemption Day movie poster\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Redemption_Day_2021\"><\/span> Redemption Day (2021) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p> <meta content=\"R\" itemprop=\"contentRating\"><\/meta> Rated R  <\/p>\n<p> 100 minutes <meta content=\"PT100M\" itemprop=\"duration\"><\/meta><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/streaming\/nbcs-mr-mayor-fails-to-rise-to-ted-dansons-level\/thumb_NUP_190054_0846.JPG\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> about 23 hours ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/streaming\/lupin-tv-review-2021-netflix\/thumb_AL_101_Unit_02417.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 2 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/streaming\/Coyote-TV-Review-CBS-All-Access\/thumb_coyote_104_D15_CC_0327_R.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 2 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/features\/short-films-in-focus-cake-day\/thumb_cake-day-sfif-image.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 3 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-movies-tv-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Movies &#038; TV Series <\/a>category<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/redemption-day-movie-review-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Watch Redemption Day Online&#8221; Time may feel like a flat circle, but the calendar says it\u2019s January, so that means we get shoddy, dumping-ground dreck like the generically titled \u201cRedemption Day.\u201d This would-be action thriller offers awkward action and no real thrills. 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