Rent Cold Pursuit (2019)
3.0 of 5 from 682 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
Welcome to Kehoe, it's -10 degrees and counting at this glitzy ski resort in the Rocky Mountains. The local police aren't used to much action until the son of unassuming town snowplough driver, Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson), is murdered at the order of Viking (Tom Bateman), a flamboyant drug lord. Fueled by rage and armed with heavy machinery, Nels sets out to dismantle the cartel one man at a time, but his understanding of murder comes mainly from what he read in a crime novel. As the bodies pile up, his actions ignite a turf war between Viking and his long-standing rival White Bull (Tom Jackson), a soulful Native American mafia boss, that will quickly escalate and turn the small town's bright white slopes blood-red. - Actors:
- Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Micheal Neeson, Michael Eklund, Bradley Stryker, Wesley MacInnes, Tom Bateman, Domenick Lombardozzi, Nicholas Holmes, Jim Shield, Aleks Paunovic, Glenn Ennis, Benjamin Hollingsworth, John Doman, Emmy Rossum, Chris W. Cook, Venus Terzo, Dani Alvarado, Julia Jones, Michael Adamthwaite
- Directors:
- Hans Petter Moland
- Producers:
- Finn Gjerdrum, Michael Shamberg, Ameet Shukla
- Writers:
- Frank Baldwin, Kim Fupz Aakeson
- Aka:
- In Order of Disappearance
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 2019, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, New Waves in Norwegian Cinema, Top 10 European Remakes, Top Films, What to watch by country
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/06/2019
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurette - Welcome to Kehoe
- Liam Neeson and Hans Petter Moland Interviews
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/06/2019
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English Dolby Atmos
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
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Reviews (14) of Cold Pursuit
See the original - Cold Pursuit review by HM
This is a USA version of In Order Of Disappearance a Scandinavian movie. Exactly the same but the comedy element overplayed somewhat with a few changes; Gang boss is bullied by his ex whereas in the original he knocks her out with a punch; got to have strong women in Hollywood these days. Brutal violence and comedy are strange bedfellows and the original plays it better although directed by the same guy.
An entertaining watch but if you haven't seen it don't bother and go for the original version; more authentic and blends the humour and violence better.
Remember 'The Killing' TV series? Original Danish version best, USA remake not as good but Yanks cannot be bothered with 'foreign' stuff so original with sub titles to much like hard work eh? Same equation here really. Originals are always best, after all they are what prompted a remake in the first place.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
unexpected treat - Cold Pursuit review by SA
this was so much better than I thought it was going to be. funnier than expected.worth watching for the last minute alone.director's career worth following.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Liam Neeson not playing an ex military/special forces agent! - Cold Pursuit review by CP Customer
Liam Neeson plays an ex special...... oh no wait a minute nope he is actually just some guy with a kinda regular job, well I didn't see that coming!
I was expecting the usual action/redemption type thing that he is usually in but was pleasantly surprised by this slower paced but interesting movie. There is something about it that just keeps your interest throughout.
Good movie, nothing overly exciting but a good watch.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Critic review
Cold Pursuit (aka In Order of Disappearance) review by Mark McPherson - Cinema Paradiso
Liam Neeson’s angry dad action pictures seem to grow more chaotic by the forgettable titles. Cold Pursuit, thankfully, takes a small step back from his more brazen and action-packed of his thriller outings. Perhaps it seems that way because there’s no scene of him brandishing a blunt weapon like a flaming piece of wood or a guitar to battle his attackers. He does still use construction equipment to send a tree smashing through a car so some of the craziness hasn’t left. In fact, a lot of the zing hasn’t left for a story about messy crimes in a ski resort in Kehoe, Colorado.
Neeson plays Nels Coxman, a snowblower who takes a humble approach to his work. He lives a comfy and cozy lifestyle until his son is found dead from a heroin overdose. This sounds like a mystery for an angry dad to stomp around his snowy town and punch a few shady folks who dabble in drugs. He wanders into clubs and does some punching. He follows some bad guys and guns them down in the snow. Standard Neeson revenge stuff.
Yet it never feels bland, partially from Neeson’s commitment to a believably humble small-town man but mostly from the flair of the setting. Of course, a huge draw for the film is the final boss of drug lord going by the name Trevor "Viking" Calcote (Tom Bateman). He has got to be the most over-the-top yuppie villain I’ve seen in so long I have to wonder if this kind of story took place in the 1990s. He’s a rich, slick-haired, suit-wearing, snarling businessman who absolutely oozes evil. He has an ugly relationship with his ex-wife and treats his son with a strict diet that doesn’t allow for any cookies. When dropping his boy off with his ex-wife, she says that if the boy eats the same exact healthy dish every day as instructed he’ll want to kill himself. Viking seems like he’d prefer it giving how little he feels for his boy.
The film goes about its murders in an almost Coen Brothers style of dark wit, breaking the killings into chapters of crossing names off the list. Some come with bitterness while others are somewhat surreal in their surprise of violence. Most of dark but portrayed in a manner so cold I questioned how much absurdity such a premise is going for. It seems easier to laugh at the over-the-top nature of Neeson’s other performances in the likes of Non-Stop and The Commuter. Within this picture, it’s a trickier tapestry of thriller hi-jinks that dabbles and dares for the smirk in its vicious nature.
Cold Pursuit is a thriller where the messier it gets in its tangled web, the most entertaining it becomes. Tracking who is in what part of the chain of the drug lord scheme is not as interesting as watching their reactions, where no-nonsense Native Americans threaten ditzy secretaries and old-timers with cancer laugh at the threat of hitmen. Cold Pursuit doesn’t have a certain somber nature that makes its a chilling thriller but just enough theatrics to make it a pleasing one if not all that memorable.