24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator) &
Robert Cochran (creator) ...

Release Date:

23 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Save the day

Plot:

Film based on the real-time television series "24" (2001), which chronicles a day in the life of Federal Agent Jack Bauer.

Plot Keywords:

Coup | Female President | Child Soldier | Based On TV Series | Africa

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Cherry Jones	...	President Elect Allison Taylor
Bob Gunton	...	Ethan Kanin
Colm Feore	...	Henry Taylor
Powers Boothe	...	President Noah Daniels
Robert Carlyle	...	Carl Benton
Jon Voight	...	Jonas Hodges
Peter MacNicol	...	Tom Lennox
Gil Bellows	...	Frank Trammell
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Colonel Iké Dubaku
Siyabulela Ramba	...	Willie
Isaach De Bankolé	...	President Ule Matobo (as Isaach De Bankole)
Kris Lemche	...	Chris Whitley
Eric Lively	...	Roger Taylor
James Joseph O'Neil	...	Halcott

Also Known As:

24: Day 7 Prequel (USA) (working title)
24: Exile (USA) (working title)
24: The Movie (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:102 min (DVD extended cut) | UK:98 min (extended version) | USA:102 min (extended version) | Germany:84 min | UK:83 min (original version) | USA:87 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

Roger Taylor's line to his girlfriend Samantha ("You know I enjoy watching you get dressed almost as much as watching you get undressed") is the same thing German agent Theo Stoller said to Collette Stenger in Season Five.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jack tips over a wheel barrow full of bags, he asks Willie to help him reload the barrow. Jack, using two hands to lift each bag, struggles while the boy easily lifts them up with just one hand and no help from Jack.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV)

Meh

"24:Redemption" is a movie version of the much loved TV series. It picks up the story with Jack in Africa, hiding from the Government who wants to bring him in and charge him with his use of torture on suspects. While in Africa Jacks hooks up (not in that way) with an old colleague (played by Robert Carlyle from that movie about the guys who become strippers) who is running a shelter to help young men and protect them from rebels who want to recruit them for their armies.

As normally happens, trouble finds Jack and soon the lives of his friend and the boys are under threat. Once again, Jack can't turn his back on baddies and helping victims, so he gets involved. Will he be redeemed? Will he risk all to save the innocent? See it to find out.

Not bad, but any "24" missing Chloe, Tony and Edgar is going to be up against it. Don't think the format really worked for the show, as it obviously all happened a bit quick. Keifer really seemed to mail it in too. It's a bridge to the next series, which will see Jack on trial. I caught the preview on the special features and it looks OK, will probably give it a go.