Blu-ray Review – Absolution

While firmly committed to taking fat paychecks to star in mediocre thrillers and actioners, Liam Neeson has recently detoured into more interesting work, portraying a conflicted assassin in the Irish film, "In the Land of Saints and Sinners." The picture presented his best performance in years, offering Neeson a chance to do something a bit different in a more character-based part. He continues this thespian journey in "Absolution," which reunites Neeson with his "Cold Pursuit" director, Hans Petter Moland, tasked with portraying an aging enforcer suffering from a brain injury confronted by all the mistakes in his life, attempting to find a way to do some good again. "Absolution" has a few moments of violent confrontations, but it's mostly about a psychological and emotional odyssey, giving Neeson room to feel out all the pain and confusion in screenwriter Tony Gayton's flawed but reasonably detailed study of regret. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com