Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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Film Cast:

• Matthew Scudder: Liam Neeson
• Kenny Kristo: Dan Stevens
• Ray: David Harbour
• Peter Kristo: Boyd Holbrook
• Jonas Loogan: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
• TJ: Astro
• Reuben Quintana: Mark Consuelos
• Albert: Adam David Thompson
• Yuri Landau: Sebastian Roché
• Leila Alvarez: Laura Birn
• Danny Ortiz: Maurice Compte
• Bar Owner: Patrick McDade
• Dominican Banger #1: Luciano Acuna Jr.
• Dominican Banger #2: Hans Marrero
• Waitress – Jenny: Kim Rosen
• Howie: Eric Nelsen
• Bag Boy: Jon Goracy
• Carrie Kristo: Razane Jammal
• Cashier: Stephanie Andujar
• Manager – Roland: Al Nazemian
• Teenage Cashier: Sophia Frank
• Mrs. Youness: Susham Bedi
• Neighbor: Purva Bedi
• Librarian: Novella Nelson
• Marie Gotteskind: Marielle Heller
• Eduardo Solomon: Frank De Julio
• Nurse Anna: Natia Dune
• Waitress – The Flame: Genevieve Adams
• Yuri’s Wife: Liana De Laurent
• Lucia: Danielle Rose Russell
• Bodega Owner: David Anzuelo
• Jacinto: Samuel Mercedes
• Tattooed Man: Mike Figueroa
• Flannel Shirt: Mike Carlsen
• Stover: Leon Addison Brown
• Baller #1: Damion Lee
• Baller #2: Jeremie Harris
• Bellevue Doctor: Jolly Abraham
• Old Woman: Nina Polan
• Screaming Woman: Briana Marin
• Dani: Arthur Gerunda
• Thug: Fabrizio Brienza
• AA Speaker: Dennis Jay Funny
• Twelve Step Girl: Whitney Able
• AA Woman – Denise: Chinasa Ogbuagu
• Latin Old Woman: Louise G. Colón
• Witness (uncredited): Toshiko Onizawa
• Anita (uncredited): Annika Peterson
• Hostess (uncredited): Marina Squerciati
• Detective (uncredited): Johnny Otto
• Undercover Detective (uncredited): Rick Bolander

Film Crew:

• Casting: Avy Kaufman
• Producer: Danny DeVito
• Director: Scott Frank
• Producer: Michael Shamberg
• Producer: Stacey Sher
• Production Design: David Brisbin
• Costume Design: Betsy Heimann
• Executive Producer: Guy East
• Executive Producer: Nigel Sinclair
• Editor: Jill Savitt
• Novel: Lawrence Block
• Co-Producer: Steven Chester Prince
• Executive Producer: Kerry Orent
• Director of Photography: Mihai Malaimare Jr.
• Producer: Brian Oliver
• Executive Producer: John W. Hyde
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lee Dichter
• Dialect Coach: Waléra Kanischtscheff
• Supervising Sound Editor: Branden Spencer
• Construction Coordinator: Michael Herlihy
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Dror Mohar
• Producer: Tobin Armbrust
• Executive Producer: Adi Shankar
• Executive Producer: Spencer Silna
• Digital Intermediate: Tim Stipan
• Executive Producer: Richard Toussaint
• Co-Producer: Christopher Goode
• Property Master: Max Sherwood
• Still Photographer: Atsushi Nishijima
• Makeup Artist: Maya Hardinge
• Executive Producer: Mark Mallouk
• Dialogue Editor: Brian Bowles
• Scenic Artist: Colin Brantley
• Supervising Sound Editor: Wylie Stateman
• Set Decoration: Cherish M. Hale
• Leadman: David Scott Gagnon
• Foley: Leslie Bloome
• Original Music Composer: Carlos Rafael Rivera
• Dolby Consultant: Steve F.B. Smith
• Visual Effects Producer: Aniela Sidorska
• Script Supervisor: Renee Burke
• Camera Operator: Guillaume Renberg
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Luke DiTommaso
• Executive Producer: Lauren Selig
• Visual Effects Producer: Henry Langstraat
• Art Direction: Jonathan Arkin
• Hairstylist: Kerrie Smith
• Hairstylist: Shellie Biviens
• Makeup Department Head: Kyra Panchenko
• Wigmaker: Amanda Miller
• Makeup Effects: Craig Lindberg
• Art Department Coordinator: Carrie Leigh
• Assistant Art Director: Jeannette Kim
• Assistant Art Director: Ted LeFevre
• Sound Recordist: Michael Kurihara
• Special Effects Coordinator: Kevin Zack
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Austin Meyers
• Stunt Coordinator: Mark Vanselow
• Gaffer: Jason Velez
• Costume Supervisor: Mary Jo McGrath
• Set Costumer: Margaret Moy
• Digital Intermediate: Jeff Cornell
• First Assistant Editor: Rick Derby
• Dialect Coach: Kohli Calhoun
• Unit Publicist: Amy Leigh Johnson
• Production Accountant: James Hinton
• Location Manager: Ryan Smith
• Key Costumer: Thomas Stokes
• Co-Producer: Jillian Longnecker
• Music Supervisor: Mary Ramos
• Sound Mixer: Michael Barosky
• Key Grip: Gary Martone
• Dolly Grip: Daniel Wallenstein
• Ager/Dyer: Chrissy Kuhn
• First Assistant Director: Stephen Apicella
• Second Assistant Director: Justin Ritson
• Executive Producer: Tracy Krohn
• Executive Producer: Kate Bacon

Movie Reviews:

• talisencrw: Though I haven’t watched a lot of them yet (I’ve mainly devoted my time, of late, to catching up on 1920-1970s cinematic milestones), I have a profound respect for the new roles Liam Neeson has taken on in recent years. It makes me think of what would have been had my favourite actor ever, James Cagney, hadn’t basically retired for the quiet life in the early 60’s, when the perfect storm of ‘great actors in B-movies’ hit the fans.

  My lady is more a horror aficionado, and of recent vintage films, so it was nice to throw this on for a spin and show her its neo-noir tendencies, almost as if going through a ‘make your own movie’ template, checking them off one-by-one. I don’t mind that sort of rote predictability if it’s done right, and, though heavily flawed, for the most part it does. By the climax, I basically only cared for four things: that the kidnapped girl, Matthew Scudder and TJ were alive, and that the two kidnappers/murderers got their just desserts, whether it be lengthy incarceration or murder, anything so their crime spree would be ended. The film was well-made and a very enjoyable experience, so considering the relatively minor flaws (especially the one-dimensional aspect of the antagonists), I would definitely recommend at least a watch for most cinephiles out there, especially those interested in ‘true crime’ type of contemporary American cinema.

• Per Gunnar Jonsson: This movie had quite some premise and it is a decent enough movie but, sadly, it never really rises out of the ordinary. We have some really despicable criminals and I mean some real creepy nutcases and we have Liam Neeson as a gritty former cop turned private investigator. Good recipe to start with I would say.

  Unfortunately it never really took off. Liam Neeson is doing a good job of portraying the former cop and he is pretty much making the picture. The creepy guys are, well creepy but they never really get to shine in their creepiness. Most of the other characters around are just decoration with the possible exception of the young brat whom I personally just found annoying.

  Speaking of annoying I have to say that the AA sessions and the voice overs from them pretty much falls into that very category. They felt at best like unnecessary fillers to me. I do not know why it is so popular to portray “heroes” as drunks or former drunks.

  The movie is not a quick paced one. It is more of a thriller than a action one although there are a few outbursts of action. Sometimes it goes quite far down the road of some real detective work and sometimes it just jumps about leaving a few inconsistencies and plot wholes hanging around.

  I would say that this movie is a fairly ordinary, good but nothing special, crime story about two psychopaths and a gritty former coop given the task of chasing them down. Without Liam Neeson as a lead actor more or less carrying the movie along it would have been a fairly bland movie.