The Cold Light of Day

Name: The Cold Light of Day
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: September 7, 2012
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 22
Cast: Bruce Willis, Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver

2012

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Summit Entertainment | Release Date: September 7, 2012 | PG-13

Starring: Bruce Willis, Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver

Summary: Will Shaw goes to Spain for a week long sailing vacation with his family but soon his whole world turns upside down. When the family is kidnapped by intelligence agents hell-bent on recovering a mysterious briefcase, Will suddenly finds himself on the run. (Summit Entertainment)

Director: Mabrouk El Mechri

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 93 min

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Clark Collis

Sep 8, 2012

The result apes "The Bourne Identity" so slavishly yet so boringly it winds up with no identity at all. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Sep 12, 2012

Sensibly rationing his facial expressions at this early stage in his career, 29-year-old actor and future Superman Cavill lacks the gruff authority of Liam Neeson - the go-to guy for tacky Euro-thrillers about dogged men shooting up the Continent - but looks better in a tight T-shirt. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Sep 13, 2012

A by-the-numbers thriller that often looks as murky as its plot. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Sep 8, 2012

A preposterous thriller where the only thing more disappointing than the ending is the 93 minutes it takes to get there. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Sep 8, 2012

The Cold Light Of Day is the antithesis of a labor of love; it's a cold, mercenary endeavor that, like the thematically similar Taylor Lautner vehicle "Abduction," diligently ignores the potentially intriguing issues of family and identity its plot raises. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Sep 8, 2012

A catastrophe worth noting only for the presence of its name cast. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Sep 12, 2012

Weaver and Willis look bored silly while essaying their paint-by-numbers roles, and this film does nothing to make me think Cavill is going to be Zack Snyder's Superman incarnate. Read full review

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ReviewZone212

Feb 25, 2013

best cold movie.

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DJohnson

Dec 22, 2012

epic

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Tim010

Feb 5, 2022

Sehr sehr geiler Film, wirklich spannend bis zum Ende. Auch die Schauspieler sehr gut gespielt.

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RevRon

Dec 30, 2013

This movie just felt lazy to me. It’s like the production just said, “Forget decent action, forget likable characters, forget about having a decent antagonist and let’s focus on spending the entire budget on getting Bruce Willis to phone-in his role like he does in everything he’s in.” AndThis movie just felt lazy to me. It’s like the production just said, “Forget decent action, forget likable characters, forget about having a decent antagonist and let’s focus on spending the entire budget on getting Bruce Willis to phone-in his role like he does in everything he’s in.” And since the budget was probably small, Willis’ role is incredibly short. For the most part, this film is just forgettable as it does little to stand out.… Expand

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MarcDoyle

Sep 21, 2012

It's clear that Cavill has some talent, and he's got the look, physicality , and charm to be an action star. The problem with this film is that the writing (the structure of the screenplay in particular) and directing are horrible. They squander both Willis and Weaver, who look mildlyIt's clear that Cavill has some talent, and he's got the look, physicality , and charm to be an action star. The problem with this film is that the writing (the structure of the screenplay in particular) and directing are horrible. They squander both Willis and Weaver, who look mildly interested in the proceedings, and nothing more. I was thinking that any episode of Strike Back on Cinemax buries this film.… Expand

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DCEdmonds

Nov 13, 2014

"The Cold Light of Day" 10 Scale Rating: 2.0 (Terrible) ...

The Good: For the brief time that he was in it, Bruce Willis was pretty good. The Bad: I've seen Cavill in a few films before and he was a solid actor in them ... but he took a vacation for this one because he was dreadful."The Cold Light of Day" 10 Scale Rating: 2.0 (Terrible) ...

The Good: For the brief time that he was in it, Bruce Willis was pretty good.

The Bad: I've seen Cavill in a few films before and he was a solid actor in them ... but he took a vacation for this one because he was dreadful. For a suspenseful chase film it was pretty boring. Very straight forward, predictable, and full of things that I've seen done in other films ... but done well.… Expand

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Firebox

Jul 25, 2013

I found this exceedingly boring. Not because I found the actors boring (in fact Henry Cavill and Bruce Willis are my favourites) but because the directing and the structure of the movie it felt monotonous, frankly.

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