Cold Pursuit Review

Cold Pursuit is not what you would expect and is all the better for it. This movie is about Neil Coxman’s quiet life as it comes crashing down when his son dies under mysterious circumstances. He goes on a revenge quest to kill the drug lord he believes to be responsible. Liam Neeson gives a fantastic performance. This is the best he has been in years. He's always sympathetic and pulls off the dark comedy well. Laura Dern gives a fine performance in a small supporting role. Emmy Rossum gives a fun and likable performance playing the police officer investigating everything. Tom Bateman is having a blast hamming it up in an over the top villain role. Hans Peter Moland did a great job directing and making very basic scenery interesting to look at. The script is good, albeit, a bit tonally inconsistent. Sometimes the hard shift from heavy drama to dark comedy is jarring and does not always work. At 118 minutes the movie moves at a good but slower pace and does occasionally slow down a little too much. Overall, Cold Pursuit is an odd mix of a movie, but remains enjoyable thanks to Liam Neeson’s committed performance.
7.5/10