The Cold Light of Day
2012 Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri
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Be careful who you trust.
A young American (Cavill) uncovers a conspiracy during his attempt to save his family, who were kidnapped while on vacation in Spain.
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[INSERT GENERICALLY HANDSOME LEAD HERE]
'Oh no I'm on the run and my family has been kidnapped'
[INSERT SILLY PLOT TWIST HERE FOLLOWED BY POINTLESS CAR CHASE]
'Oh no, this silly plot twist has really left me alone now. And I'm being chased by the villain who was already revealed in the poster and the trailer. Where should I go?'
[INSERT CONVENIENTLY HANDSOME ACTRESS HERE FOLLOWED BY POINTLESS CAR CHASE]
'Oh no I'm being shot at by magical bullets that can't seem to hit me and I've fallen off buildings and stuff but I'm just an average Joe. I'm still running faster than trained professionals and kicking their asses though.'
[INSERT SILLY PLOT TWIST HERE FOLLOWED BY POINTLESS CAR CHASE]…
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Superman and John McClane in the same action film - It can’t fail, right? WRONG! The Cold Light of Day is a paint by numbers action thriller with hints of Bourne and Hitchcock but without the mastery of either. Here we are supposed to believe a broker, albeit one with a chiseled body and model good looks, can outsmart and outfight a gang of CIA agents. Sadly this is easier to believe than the idea that Henry Cavill is the next big thing in action films. Having sat through a number of his movies I have yet to see any great acting talent or hint of natural charisma.
The film has plenty of chases (be they on foot or in…
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This film should never have seen the cold light of day.
Armed with my cinema pass, too much free time, and the fact I'd already seen everything else at the cinema I went to go see this film, not even having ever heard of it. I still have no idea what it was about, but I know one thing... it needed more Bruce Willis. -
Sigourney Weaver, coitada, deve ter muitas contas pra pagar!
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Be prepared for a lot of "Why the fuck?" and "What the hell" moments.
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It has the stars; it has the exotic European locale; it has the CIA; it has a MacGuffin briefcase.
All that considered, The Cold Light Of Day is the very button of mediocrity.
It's an increasingly familiar situation whereby a film strives so hard to be considered merely perfunctory. Its goal is, seemingly, to be average.
No standout action scenes; no standout performances; no standout plot. Just a checklist of escape scenes and car chases against a vaguely unfamilar backdrop.
The Boring Identity.
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Cavill is enough of an action star, but the unoriginal plot and the slow pace makes The Cold Light of Day a little boring.
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I can't quite explain what happens in this film, the script is so poorly written, it must have been hard for Willis, Cavill and Weaver not to laugh when reading it. The directing is amateurish, and the action is sloppy. The plot is quite ridiculous, another Harrison Ford-esque "I want my family back" flick.
It seems like the big names 'starring' in this film weren't half as interested as I was watching it... And that doesn't bode well at all, because I got bored after 10 minutes. I like Cavill, he impressed me in Hirst's tv drama The Tudors, but it seems his big-screen experiences are lacking at the moment, Immortals bombed, and disappointed, as did this mess. But with…
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There was literally only one reason I decided to watch The Cold Light of Day, and that's because I've only seen one other film starring Henry Cavill (Stardust). I wanted to see him in something else before Man of Steel is released this year, preferably in some sort of action &/or sci-fi role. Seeing as this was on LOVEFiLM Instant to stream, I gave it a go.
It's the kind of generic, unexciting action movie that I like to term a "nothing film". There's nothing remotely original, entertaining or remarkable about it. Cavill is bland, boring and has some atrocious dialogue to work with. Bruce Willis is playing the same character he's been playing in everything since Unbreakable (although obviously…
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I like to watch dumb films when traveling on a train, and this one served its purpose as a 90-minute time-waster. It's still a dull, generic thriller.
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This film kind of just happened in front of me and I'm not sure whether it was good, bad or even if I remember any of it.
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Not enough Bruce.
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Sigourney Weaver, coitada, deve ter muitas contas pra pagar!
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Dumb and cliched thriller with a stupid, charmless hero, let's hope Cavill brought a personality with him in 'Man of Steel'. Sigourney Weaver looks like she's having fun as a hardcore villain, but Bruce Willis hardly seems awake in the small amount of time he appears on screen. Occasionally the Madrid locations distract from idiotic plot, but the film could have been shot anywhere.