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24: Redemption
MOVIE: Fox, Sunday 11/23 at 8:00p (120 minutes)
Starring
Keifer Sutherland,
Robert Carlyle,
Gil Bellows,
Jon Voight,
Cherry Jones,
and
Colm Feore
Fox's two-hour TV-movie finds Jack Bauer in Africa, hiding from the US government.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama,
Mystery & Thriller
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| CREATED BY: |
Joel Surnow
Robert Cochran
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
November 23, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
New York Post Linda Stasi
A two-hour movie that is good enough to stand alone - but one that actually leads us into season seven. And I loved every minute of it.
80
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
In nearly every respect, 24: Redemption makes perfect sense, a brilliant idea that will extend the life of an important franchise even as it pumps new vigor into the Fox series.
80
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
Redemption is a more sober, stripped-down version of “24,” and that’s refreshing.
80
TV Guide Matt Roush
A riveting two-hour prequel to January's seventh season is a shot of pure adrenaline and deluxe action filmmaking
80
Variety Brian Lowry
This prequel to "Day Seven" benefits not only from the change of venue but also from the luxury of incorporating so many first-rate actors.
80
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
Redemption, a bridge to next season, which begins Jan. 11, nukes those criticisms [of season six]. With a narrative that is ambitious and gut-wrenching even by "24" standards.
80
New York Daily News David Hinckley
It advances Jack's story, bridging the complicated past to an equally complicated future, and at the same time it could pass as a two-hour action-adventure movie standing all by itself.
80
Washington Post Paul Farhi
Redemption is a gripping and satisfying tale in its own right, and nicely sets up what's likely to come when the series finally returns in a few weeks after an 18-month absence.
75
USA Today Robert Bianco
As a film, it ranks as one of the year's best, admittedly against thin competition. As a 24 episode, however, it's just a tad less enticing.
70
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
He has not lost his mojo in the off-season.
70
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
But as entertaining and compelling as the production is, it never achieves that highly energized, tingle-up-the-spine sense of being perfectly in tune with the time.
67
Entertainment Weekly Gillian Flynn
Redemption does set some nice, bouncy balls rolling for January.
67
Newsday Verne Gay
It feels like television. Not bad. Not great. It's talky and placidly paced for 24.
60
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
On the down side, there's less time for the delightful distractions of the caustic Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who hasn't followed Jack to Africa, or for anyone else, really, who might have survived the carnage of recent seasons.
60
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
Redemption is pretty typical "24" fodder as Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) tries to help the helpless in Africa as an uprising by a would-be dictator sweeps waves of children into his army.
60
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Redemption looks like the start of something promising.
60
PopMatters Cynthia Fuchs
Surrounded by chaos at the embassy gate, Jack and these frightened children become an oasis of narrative structure, granting viewers someone to root for—against the warlords and the Americans and U.N. soldiers who don’t see them as important, or don’t see them at all.
60
Salon Heather Havrilesky
Ultimately, 24: Redemption feels like a quickie, condensed version of "24," racing through all of the crucial elements of the show: a heartless foreign enemy, a looming conspiracy, children in danger, an impossible ethical dilemma and a heaping helping of sacrifice by Mr. Bauer himself.
60
New York Magazine Emily Nussbaum
It’s not impossible to imagine 24 as a thought-provoking, if surrealistic, investigation of the risks of presidential idealism. But Jack will always block real greatness.
50
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
As for the Redemption prequel, it's kind of "24" lite.
50
Time James Poniewozik
At best, it's a tantalyzing but skippable promo for the season that begins in January. But 24 has not redeemed itself yet.
50
Chicago Sun-Times Lloyd Sachs
A scenic but plodding and predictable throat-clearing exercise largely shot in South Africa.
50
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
If 24: Redemption is supposed to remind us why we missed the most tireless man in primetime--or, at least, to make us forget how awful season six was--it does a very lackluster job.
50
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
As was the case with Season 6 of the Kiefer Sutherland vehicle, this standalone movie feels as though it was assembled from a laundry list of familiar 24 elements.
20
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
When does a rogue hero become a tired joke? Based on this un-fun movie, I would say yesterday.
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