
The Cold Light of Day
Taste attributes: actionmysterythrillerespionagefasttried & testedlightimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"Instinct is his greatest weapon."
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, unsentimental thriller: wide-ranging and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.3 /10
TMDB · 678 votes
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Film Rites
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