Cathardincu Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Motompa Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Desertman84 24: Redemption is a television film based on the series 24. It was written by executive producer Howard Gordon and was directed by Jon Cassar. It takes place sometime between the sixth and seventh seasons, in real time between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm in Africa during the Inauguration Day of Allison Taylor,the new President of the United States.The main setting is Sangala, a fictional African country, where Jack Bauer,portrayed by Kiefer Sutherland, tries to find peace with himself, and works as a missionary. Bauer is served a subpoena to appear before the United States Senate regarding human rights violations, but refuses to go, and a shadow organization among the United States government aids General Juma and his militia in a coup d'etat.Robert Carlyle plays Carl Benton, an old friend of Jack Bauer, who runs a school for rescued war orphans.Carlyle suggested that there is a very close friendship between Benton and Bauer, since he seems to let Benton come closer to him than others. Towards the end of the film, he sacrifices himself in order to buy time for Bauer and the children to escape. Gil Bellows plays Frank Tramell, a U.S. State Department official who is ordered to subpoena Bauer.Native South African actor Sean Michael plays Charles Solenz, a UN aid worker helping at Benton's school, and later abandons Benton and the children, claiming that the United Nations is "neutral" in the Sangala conflict.Siyabulela Ramba plays Willie, one of the war orphans under the care of Benton, who befriends Bauer. Ramba felt an emotional connection with Sutherland during filming, and believes their friendship shows through on screen. Isaach De Bankolé plays Ule Matobo, the Prime Minister of the nation, who is forced to evacuate the country during the coup. Among the antagonists in Sangala are General Benjamin Juma (Tony Todd), a former dictator and leader of the People's Freedom Army responsible for genocide in Sangala,and Iké Dubaku (Hakeem Kae-Kazim), one of Juma's lieutenants in the coup. In Washington, Cherry Jones plays Allison Taylor, the first woman to be inaugurated President of the United States. Among the antagonists in Washington are Jon Voight, who plays Jonas Hodges, a villain involved in a Blackwater-type organization.The TV movie is a more sober, stripped-down version of 24, and that's refreshing, and that it was the first time a terrorist threat did not take place in Southern California.Also, the depiction of the conflict in fictional African country Sangala is highly realistic and compelling.What would bother die-hard 24 fans is the lack of action,excitement and many elements that are present in typical 24 episode.But nevertheless,it still is one great film to watch.

Arlis Fuson I watched 3 seasons of this show and just quit because although I liked it, after a while it got old. I only have 5 seasons on DVD so I just postponed watching it until the show is canceled and I can watch them all without having to wait for them to come on DVD.I watched this movie not sure if it was directly connected to the show, and although I think the main story here is only shown in the film, the side story is to do with the show and I was lost. I had no idea how Jack got where he was or who any of these characters were...so you do need to watch the show before you watch this movie.Jack is in Africa staying with an old friend who has a camp for kids. There are armies trying to recruit these kids and make them soldiers to fight against "the man". With no help from the U.S. Jack must try, along with his friend (Robert Carlyle)to get the kids to America safely.The TV show always happens so fast and in the blink of an eye it's over, but this movie was so slow in getting to the point and it was shot in a 2 hour period and on two different continents and I'm not sure why no one happened to notice that with it being two different time zones that it would not be daylight in both.The movie was basically an extended episode and had a director from the show filming it and many of the actors were from the show. Keifer Sutherland is always good and Jack has become the character he will forever be remembered as. Some other actors from the show that I didn't know until this movie were Jon Voight, Poweres Boothe and Colm Feore and was glad to see them on board. The movie also had Tony Todd and I always love seeing him in anything. Robert Carlyle did a great job here and it's nice to see him in the various roles and seeing how well he can pull off each job he takes on.I must say the movie might be a nice bridge for the seasons, but standing alone it's reminiscent of 80's b-movie action. I could not recommend it to anyone except a fan of this show. 2 out of 10 stars.

davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is hiding out in Africa, trying to re-find his spiritual self after becoming disillusioned. However, he becomes involved in the plight of some children who are about to be forced to join guerrilla armies.After watching the first series of 24, it failed to impress me that much and I never really became a fan. But this feature length episode caught my eye when it was advertised on TV, and when I saw it was possible to rent a copy, I gave it a try. In honesty, it was just what I was expecting and nothing more, a distracting, passable piece driven a bit more by human drama than the 'real time' factor. Sutherland is as bland as the material, and Robert Carlyle tries to add something in his supporting role as an impassioned aid worker. 'Candyman' Tony Todd also adds air as the villain, but this remains a standard, unremarkable piece that is best for when you just want to veg out and relax. ***

fred-kolb It has been almost 1.5 years since Jack Bauer was on TV, a very long time for a series that can make you addicted. The producers decided to make the wait a little more worthwhile and shot a prequel for the strongly anticipated 7th Season. Now, the film doesn't play in L.A. or involves the CTU, but plays in the fictional African country of Sangala, where children are trained to become soldiers, to overthrow the government.Since Season 6, 18 months have gone by and it is Inauguration Day in the United States, a historical moment as the first female President is about to be sworn in. But President Elect Taylor has to find out that a military coup is about to take place in Sangala and President Noah Daniels has decided to evacuate the US embassy there. Another plot line follows Taylor's son Roger, who is informed by his friend, about the dirty business his company is involved in. In fact, the company and its client Jonas Hodges (Jon Voight) provide the African general Benjamin Juma with weapons to become dictator of Sangala.Jack, who is wanted for torturing a suspect in the US, aids his old friend Carl Benton at his school in Sangala. Then he becomes involved in the coup, as Juma's soldiers arrive to pick up the kids and to train them as soldiers. Jack has to face another major crisis as he and Benton have to take the kids to the US embassy to be evacuated to the United States.It was great to see a change of scenery in 24, from L.A. to Africa. I was very happy to see Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer again, and even though I had hoped for a little more action, the plot is logical (something that has been lacking during Season 6) and very intense, really focusing on some of the characters. Robert Carlyle does an excellent job as Carl Benton and Jon Voight steals every scene he's in, even though he doesn't appear that often in Redemption.All in all, I'm really looking forward to Season 7 after the excellent prequel and am more more excited than ever to hear the clock again. Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick!