12 Rounds

From the director of DIE HARD 2 and the producer of SPEED


12 Rounds
A year ago, during a routine arrest, a criminal's girlfriend was accidentally killed. He has now escaped from jail and abducted the girlfriend of the cop he holds responsible for his lover's death. He sets the cop 12 challenges, pledging to release his captive unharmed if the cop passes all the tests. Expect plenty of non-stop high action.

107 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Action, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Gotta run!
Gotta run!

Credits

Cast
John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez, Taylor Cole, Kyle Russell Clements
Director
Renny Harlin
ScreenplayDaniel Kunka
MusicTrevor Rabin
CinematographyDavid Boyd
EditingBrian Berdan
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2009
Produced byThe Mark Gordon Company, Midnight Sun Pictures, WWE Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreAction
LanguageModerate, fairly frequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceFrequent, moderate, brief
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseSocial alcohol
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
3
Alcohol / Drugs
1
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
0
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
2
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi
5
Cape Times
Maitland McDonagh
1
The Citizen
Bruce Dennill quote iconJohn Cena, though, is no Bruce Willis. Describing him as wooden would be an insult to trees.
10
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconBetter as a video rental than a theatrical experience.
6
Metacritic.com
12 critics
7
Rottentomatoes critics
30 critics
8
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconEnergetic but empty, 12 Rounds' preposterous plot hurtles along at a rapid pace, but can’t disguise the derivative script.
5

What the People say

Internet
582 Netizens quote iconOnly worth playing 7 out of 12 rounds
10

Average .. 33%

7

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