Absolution


PRAISE: I believe everyone reaches a point in their life whether they are pushed to do so or something overwhelms them to reflect on people they are on the outs with and regret who they left in the rear view of their lives. All of the aforementioned can be said about the character Liam Neeson portrays in this film he turns in a very strong performance as a gangster reaching his twilight period. Also quite strong are Frankie Shaw as his daughter Daisy and Yolanda Ross as a playful, caring, woman whos life the gangster walks into who has her own set a of problems. I enjoyed that Neeson's character was trying to set things right even though there were some huge hurdles in his way. I loved the salty dialogue in the script, and even when the script hits a few familiar beats i found the movie to be entertaining. I was actually shocked by one turn in the movie. I admire the film for trying to do a few different things in the old school gangster genre. The movie reminded me of one of my favorite movies of 2023 Knox Goes Away.

PROBLEMS: There's definitely some been there done that old hat scenes throughout the movie. A couple of turns were very predictable.

Scale of 1 to 10 an 7½