On August 23, Liam Neeson returns to theaters in Retribution, a thriller that takes place almost exclusively in the passenger compartment of a car. The actor plays Matt Turner, a businessman who discovers that a bomb has been planted in his car by an unknown assailant. The latter orders him to perform a series of actions throughout the day or the bomb will explode… killing him and his family.
If the actor shone in cinematic masterpieces such as Schindler’s List, Gangs of New York, Michael Collins or Silence, he also starred in many not-so-good action films. And the least we can do is that at the age of 71, the British comedian is not ready to take his fists away!
With Retribution coming out, we asked ourselves: What is the worst Liam Neeson movie according to AlloCiné viewers? To find it, we have to jump 24 years into the past! We are October 13, 1999. The first episode of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace hits theaters and becomes a phenomenon. Liam Neeson’s performance as Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn is unanimously acclaimed.
Certainly not the lowest-rated George Lucas feature by AlloCiné viewers. This is another movie, Hantise, released just 2 weeks after Phantom Menace, on October 27th, 1999! Almost forgotten today, this work was completely eclipsed by Star Wars, although it still gathered 1 million viewers at the time.
Directed by Jan de Bont, director of Speed, Hantise is a horror film starring Liam Neeson, Lily Taylor and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The story follows Dr. David Marrow (Neeson). The latter invites three of his patients to “Hill House” under the pretext of curing insomnia, Theo, a beautiful and elegant young woman, Luke, a professional guinea pig who has entered to earn money, and Lily, a fragile one. , sensitive and vulnerable.
In fact, the doctor is conducting an experiment on the mechanisms of anxiety. However, Hill House Castle, a hideous 19th-century residence built by a cruel and tormented man, wealthy industrialist Hugh Crane, has a reputation for haunting.
According to AlloCiné viewers, this horror film is the worst of Liam Neeson’s career with 1.8 stars out of 5 (1924 average rating). Note that this is a remake of La Maison du Diable by Robert Weiss.
“is not Alfred Hitchcock Who wants it, and it’s not Jan de Bont, but a good speed director who will break the rule.”Coping with scorsesejunior54. “This movie is so stupid”chants tony_pam.
“This is a complete failure on every level! A beautiful castle that looks from the outside but is not worth visiting. Let’s get away from this useless and irreplaceable remake in a big way”hammers chrischambers86.
“Ian de Bont tries to recreate the Haunted House movie, only the genre is too worn out to scare, even with digital special effects (which also took a long time). Haunting is not scary. More than a fun Ghost Train.”Rub E. is worried.
So, according to your notes, the complete omission is haunting. At 1.8 out of 5, it has the lowest score for a Liam Neeson film, ahead of The Other Man and Blacklight (1.9 out of 5 each). On the other hand, according to your notes anyway, Schindler’s List is the best feature film starring an actor (4.6 out of 5).
Retribution hits theaters on August 23.
Source: Allocine

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