The Cold Light of Day

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 2012


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4 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 4
Negative reviews 32
Average Rating 1.7/5
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2.0
Defined by needless, frenetic exertion in lieu of anything resembling inspiration. Av Club
3.0
Apes The Bourne Identity so slavishly yet so boringly it winds up with no identity at all. EW
1.5
Or maybe the filmmakers are trying to tell us that life doesnt have to be this way. Austin Chronicle
2.0
It all boils down to a series of riotously extended showdowns between Cavill and Weaver... Time Out
0.6
Ronaldo dispenses such advice with a matter of fact ness thats bone chilling, and with a brotherly love thats deeply poignant.
0.0
Fans of inane and/or unnecessary expositional dialogue will have a field day. Everyone else can Netflix Hudson Hawk and forget to watch it, thus havin ..
1.0
The one thing thats consistently fun to watch here is Weaver, whose prominent if surely rent inspired role as a ruthless Terminator in pantsuits gener .. Telegraph
1.0
The script throws around phrases like intel, terrorist and rogue operative, but as time bombs go, the briefcase versus loved ones ultimatum barely tic ..
2.0
It exists basically as a long showreel for Superman to be Henry Cavill, who gets to demonstrate a mastery of run with a gun acting and flex his leadin ..
1.0
To call this feature TAKEN light would be an insult to your average TAKEN rip off. JoBlo
2.0
A perfunctory chase movie that drops in its tracks long before it reaches whats supposed to pass for a rousing climax. One Guys Opinion
1.5
Director Mabrouk El Mechri, who did the witty/violent Jean Claude Van Damme comeback JCVD doesnt have enough game to make this tired plot fresh. Rogers Movie Nation
1.9
The story doesnt make a lot of sense; its an excuse to keep Will running. ReelViews
2.0
If theres anything positive to glean from Cold Light, it would have to be its use as an educational tool, teaching young film students how not to make .. Blu Ray
0.6
Martins colleague (Sigourney Weaver) offers to help, but Will isnt sure he trusts her. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
Cavill is no substitute for Van Damme, whose self critical performance gave the earlier movie much of its heft Chicago Reader
4.5
This isnt great cinema, or even a movie youll remember four hours later, but as stupid thrill rides go, its smart enough to show you a good time. The Wrap
4.5
Brought to you by the Madrid Film Tax Credit Production Office and the Society for the Promotion of Henry Cavill as the Next Big Thing!
1.5
The most fun I had here was singing to myself: He doesnt speak the language.
1.0
From the outset, The Cold Light of Day purports to be nothing more than a by the numbers action thriller. Whats shocking is how it manages to take thi .. Flim List
2.5
They dont just have low expectations, they have Oogieloves expectations. Movies
1.5
Henry Cavill doesnt make much of an impression as an action star, though its hard to say how much of that is his fault. Pajiba
1.0
It is sometimes said that audiences get the films they deserve, but its hard to imagine how any audience could have done something so awful as to dese .. Cine Vue
2.0
Its the turgid dialogue and curiously dull execution that trips up the cinematic effort. Killer Movie Reviews
1.3
Its difficult to imagine what either Bruce Willis or Sigourney Weaver saw in this script.
1.5
The only thing shabbier than the dull, near incomprehensible night time cinematography is the shopworn script. What Culture
4.5
An occasionally involving, always brusque chase movie that doubles as a whirlwind tour of Madrid. The Ooh Tray
1.5
The Spanish locations look fabulous, though, and make a refreshing change from the usual familiar locations for espionage derring do. What So
1.9
Sigourney Weaver, who last year suffered the indignity of backing up Taylor Lautner Taylor Lautner, for Gods sake in the daft Abduction, now finds her .. Clclt
1.9
If you were to look up the word generic in the dictionary, youd see a picture of this films poster right next to it.
2.0
The Cold Light of Day is an appropriately named action drama. It generates very little heat or light. Tri City Herald
2.5
I just wish The Cold Light of Day had a ray or two of intelligence. Id even settle for some humor. Tulsa World
1.5
Dialogue isnt just a mix of bad cliches, theres something a little off about the tone as well. Dark Horizons
1.0
The wait for the definitive Henry Cavill calling card movie continues. Little White Lies
1.5
A pedestrian spy thriller that casts itself in the mould of The Bourne Identity but falls pitifully short on every count. Liver Pool Echo
1.0
A poorly directly and terribly executed mess of a motion picture that should have been left in the dark. Big Hollywood
2.0
Theres the usual mixture of flying tables and chairs and various scrapes here and there while unknown director Mabrouk El Mechri tries to remember wha ..
1.0
Bruce Willis was once our favourite wisecracking action hero. Now his movie career seems to be heading from Planet Hollywood to the dark side of Moonl .. UTV



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