Preview: 12 Rounds (2009)

Synopsis:

When a criminal's girlfriend is killed while they are trying to escape a cop, the criminal abducts the cop's wife and uses her as bait to pull the cop across a string of twelve treacherous events to save her.

• Poster: D

Review:

If there's anything less interesting than the warm colors used for this poster, it's the diagonal placement of the title and accompanying text. Used to say the film is off-kilter, it's a rather trite expression considering there are very few movies that don't have an aspect that feels a little off-kilter.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

The concept is interesting, though the constantly reliance on action scenes and the presence of wannabe actor John Cena makes for a rather conflicting preview. On the one hand, it may be fun to see how things turn out and what Saw-like traps the writers have envisioned, but on the other hand, it looks like your typical, dumb action flick with no moral or social redemptive qualities.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Release Date:

• March 27, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (March 8, 2009) Original