Countdown (2016)

When a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray defies his captain and takes matter into his own hands. Now he must beat the clock and save the innocent child.

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers:

Michael Finch, Richard Wenk

Stars:

Nic Nemeth, Glenn Jacobs, Katharine Isabelle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nic Nemeth	...	Ray Thompson (as Dolph Ziggler)
Glenn Jacobs	...	Lt. Cronin (as Glenn 'Kane' Jacobs)
Katharine Isabelle	...	Julia Baker
Josh Blacker	...	Detective Al Kendricks
Alexander Kalugin	...	Nikolai
Michael Kopsa	...	Makarov
Alan O'Silva	...	Vladislav Pavel
Catherine Lough Haggquist	...	Lilly (as Catherine Lough-Haggquist)
Jennifer Cheon Garcia	...	Rachel (as Jennifer Cheon)
Luke Roessler	...	Anatoly
Andrea Stefancikova	...	Russian Wife
Alexander Mandra	...	Boris (as Alexander 'Sasha' Mandra)
Sarwan Badesha	...	Technician #1
Simon Hill	...	Technician #2
Paul Vos	...	Technician #3

Storyline

WWE superstars Dolph Ziggler and Kane lead the action in this electrifying and heart-pounding thriller. When a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray (Ziggler), haunted by the loss of his young son, defies his captain (Kane) and takes matters into his own hands. Now, he must beat the clock to stop a psychopath and save an innocent child.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | freeze frame | little boy | anger | hatred | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Russian English

Release Date:

5 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

6:42

Filming Locations:

Gasworks Park, Seattle Washington, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$29,574

Company Credits

Production Co:

WWE Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Katharine Isabelle and Glenn Jacobs appeared both in See No Evil 2 (2014).

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Soundtracks

Earthquake
by Em Rossi

User Reviews

Intense action movie

For DZ's first feature film, I thought he did a pretty phenomenal job, though I felt some moments he kinda felt stoic and not portraying enough emotion. The emotional backdrop of Ray Thompson's loss of his son was one thing I thought he shined with. He's a bit of natural, he's got it there but just needs to improve and show that he can take up a serious role. The story was absolutely intense, from the chases to the brawls to the crazy explosive escape. Everything was top there! It's no masterpiece but it's another great cop film with a very tense premise and real life atmosphere. My only disappointment was the WWE Live event setting, i thought it was going to be the main setting of the entire movie kinda like Sudden Death with Van Damme. All of the live action was just within the first act but the last half of the movie was just as intense as the beginning. Countdown is great but far from any action set masterpieces such as Die Hard. I give this movie a 7 out of 10.