12 Rounds (12A)
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Pity New Orleans. No sooner have they cleared up after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina than a Renny Harlin action thriller blows into town and trashes the place all over again.
One-time wrestler John Cena plays a city cop who manages to bring down an international terrorist (Aiden Gillen). When the latter busts out of jail a year later he kidnaps Cena's girlfriend (Ashley Scott) and involves the cop in a deadly game of dares – defusing bombs, rescuing runaway trams etc. Two questions nag away: How did the crim find the time to set up such an elaborate ordeal? And why did he bother, when he could just kill him? Cena has neither the ease nor the appeal of Dwayne Johnson – the one true Rock – and the film's steroidal pastiche of 1990s thrillers (Speed and Die Hard with a Vengeance) is faintly embarrassing.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments