Absolution
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: November 1, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperOct 30, 2024
Yes, it feels as if we’ve seen this movie before — but thanks to the suitably gritty and grainy, New England-set direction by Hans Petter Moland, the still-resonant star power of Neeson and a terrific supporting cast, “Absolution” delivers a punch with a sting all its own. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievNov 7, 2024
It would be blasphemous to produce another “Neeson-as-old-but-badass-motherfuck*r flick” after this one. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyOct 31, 2024
Moland delivers a sharp-looking, well-paced movie with a moody score. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 4, 2024
Although I found the change of pace to be refreshing for a Neeson outing, the movie is too flawed for a full recommendation. Read full review
58
Original-CinLiz BraunOct 30, 2024
The film’s various elements do not quite meld, and despite a few strong performances, none of the characters feel fully three-dimensional. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiNov 1, 2024
The film isn’t necessarily terrible, but it proves to be deeply unmemorable by offering viewers little more than a rehash of things they have presumably seen before and then taking an unconscionable amount of time to do so. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 31, 2024
Wrapped in drab visuals and a doomy atmosphere, Absolution paints a world where lowlifes rule and neither doctors nor priests can be trusted. Yet there are moments when the beatdowns pause and a misty melancholy shines through. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichOct 31, 2024
It’s not that Absolution is any worse than the awful likes of “Retribution” (quite the opposite), but this seedy crime saga makes it uniquely clear that Neeson’s special set of skills have taken him as far as they can. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleOct 29, 2024
The movie tries to make up for its lack of propulsion through various means, with mixed results. Read full review
39
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiNov 4, 2024
Neeson]’s trapped once again in tired tough guy material, bringing gravity to a film that’s already dragging him — and the audience — down. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 1, 2024
Any grace notes 70something Liam Neeson brings to his aging and about to become infirm man of action in Absolution are pretty much overwhelmed by cliches, loose ends and overreaches in a sloppily pieced-together screenplay. Read full review
30
ColliderAidan KelleyNov 1, 2024
While the film does make an admirable effort to focus on Neeson's action hero as a true character rather than a mere blunt instrument for fight scenes, but thanks to an overly cliché screenplay, the movie will likely be another forgettable action film in Neeson's filmography. Read full review
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