24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator) &
Robert Cochran (creator) ...

Release Date:

23 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Save the day

Plot:

Film based on the real-time television series "24" (2001), which chronicles a day in the life of Federal Agent Jack Bauer.

Plot Keywords:

Coup | Female President | Child Soldier | Based On TV Series | Africa

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Cherry Jones	...	President Elect Allison Taylor
Bob Gunton	...	Ethan Kanin
Colm Feore	...	Henry Taylor
Powers Boothe	...	President Noah Daniels
Robert Carlyle	...	Carl Benton
Jon Voight	...	Jonas Hodges
Peter MacNicol	...	Tom Lennox
Gil Bellows	...	Frank Trammell
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Colonel Iké Dubaku
Siyabulela Ramba	...	Willie
Isaach De Bankolé	...	President Ule Matobo (as Isaach De Bankole)
Kris Lemche	...	Chris Whitley
Eric Lively	...	Roger Taylor
James Joseph O'Neil	...	Halcott

Also Known As:

24: Day 7 Prequel (USA) (working title)
24: Exile (USA) (working title)
24: The Movie (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:102 min (DVD extended cut) | UK:98 min (extended version) | USA:102 min (extended version) | Germany:84 min | UK:83 min (original version) | USA:87 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

The opening sequence marks the first time in the history of the series events did not transpire in real time.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Roger Taylor is on the phone with his friend Chris, the split screen of Roger and Samantha Roth shows Roger glancing at Sam over his right shoulder in one box, but over his left in the other.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV)

Jack is back...But with a twist?

Of course 24 fans around the world were devastated with the writers strike and in turn the postponed "day 7" of 24, but instead of us fans having to endure another month of suspense and agony waiting on the arrival of the seventh season of 24, we were given a 24 (made for T.V.) movie known as 24 Redemption and yes Jack is back, but with some minute differences.

Some critics might say the fight scenes were "poorly" choreographed, the special effects might not have been special enough, or there just wasn't enough action. We need to remember the season finally of day 6 and how Jack literally now has nothing. The writers are clearly emphasizing on Jacks personal rehabilitation and personal change in other words even though we thought impossible they are in fact adding more drama to start us off which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The writers decided to aim at a different target and in a different location, but by God the hit the bull's eye.

Violence and surprises are defiantly a factor in the near "24" future and us fans can't wait...Also (I won't spoil it just in case you don't know, but you should already know) some of Jacks old friends are back, one important one in particular.

I hope this has been useful for you.