24 Hours to Live

Name: 24 Hours to Live
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: December 1, 2017
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Aidan Whytock, Andrew Morgado, Ethan Hawke, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Jenna Upton

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Saban Films | Release Date: December 1, 2017 | R

Starring: Aidan Whytock, Andrew Morgado, Ethan Hawke, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Jenna Upton, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Boltt, Paul Anderson, Qing Xu, Rutger Hauer, Tanya van Graan, Tyrone Keogh

Summary: An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

Director: Brian Smrz

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Dennis Harvey

Nov 30, 2017

Smrz brings considerable gusto if not much conceptual originality to the pileup of dire crises, keeping the pace brisk and seriocomic tone variable. Read full review

Robert Abele

Nov 30, 2017

Until it devolves into testosterone-drenched, operatic silliness, the mix of bullets, blood and banter is dumb fun. Read full review

John DeFore

Nov 2, 2017

Hawke delivers a workmanlike performance, but can't redeem the third act's macho baloney; sadly, Rutger Hauer (introduced in the opening and then wasted) doesn't come save him. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 19, 2018

It’s a tolerable Hawke time-killer. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Nov 29, 2017

Brian Smrz never contrasts the film’s violence with stillness, allowing the audience to enjoy a sense of foreboding escalation. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Dec 1, 2017

Throughout the film, you can see Hawke trying to bring resonance and truth to a movie that is plotted like a “Crank” sequel and has dialogue that sounds like it was written by a teenage boy. Watching the actor fight against the deep flaws of the film he’s in is almost more interesting than the plot itself. At least it’s more entertaining. Read full review

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eagleeyeviking

Dec 5, 2017

"24 Hours to Live" delivers exactly what is expected from this type of film, and more. The action is relentless, the pacing quick, and the characters serviceable.

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Tss5078

Jul 23, 2018

When you think of action movie stars, Ethan Hawke, isn't the first name to come to mind. That's because his best known works aren't action films, but he has done a lot of independent action stuff and each one is better than the last. In his latest, 24 Hours To Live, Hawke plays TravisWhen you think of action movie stars, Ethan Hawke, isn't the first name to come to mind. That's because his best known works aren't action films, but he has done a lot of independent action stuff and each one is better than the last. In his latest, 24 Hours To Live, Hawke plays Travis Conrad, the worlds best, yet retired, hit-man. When a government conspiracy is threatened to be revealed, a large sum of money brings Conrad out of retirement, but something goes wrong and he is killed, only to be awaken 8 hours later with the marvels of modern science. He is told he has only 24 hours to live, hence the title, but in those 24 hours he must decide weather or not to complete his mission or avenge a mistake. This film has a lot of similarities to Jason Statham's Crank, except that it doesn't move as quickly and actually has a plot. Unlike Crank, this film isn't just about killing and explosions, it brings a mans morality into question at the end of his life. Ethan Hawke is fantastic and if given the opportunity would be sensational in any big budget action film. Supported by newcomers and some very poor cameos by Rutger Hauer, it's Hawke's character that makes this film spectacular, that is until the end. If you like independent films as much as I do, you come to learn that without the big budget, sometimes they have to push the envelope a little bit and do things filmmakers don't typically do. Sometimes it works out well, other times it's a complete failure, and the ending to this movie almost destroys it. The film has a terrific final scene and looks like it's on it's way to be one of the best action films I've seen all year, until a 3 minute scene at the end of the film almost takes down the whole thing. It was certainly a curve ball, but one that was absolutely unnecessary. That being said, this film was still everything one could hope for from an action movie, fast paced, loud, and violent with an actual story that makes sense to go along with it.… Expand

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