12 Rounds (Unrated)

Name: 12 Rounds (Unrated)
Released: 2009-3-27
Cast: John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian White

12 Rounds (Unrated)

NR
1h 50m
2009

30%

age 15+

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Get even more action in this special unrated version of 12 Rounds! When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Baxter (John Cena) stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting Danny with 12 rounds of near-impossible puzzles and tasks that he must somehow complete to save the life of the woman he loves.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Producer:

Writer:

Daniel Kunka

Cast:

John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian White

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

30%

Critics Consensus: Energetic but empty, 12 Rounds' preposterous plot hurtles along at a rapid pace, but can't disguise the derivative script.

Reviews

as a fast-food action director, Renny Harlin still delivers a fun movie

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Variety

Rob Nelson

Heavy on stunts but light on plausibility, humor, surprise, visual ingenuity or psychological dept...

March 3, 2019

Groucho Reviews

Peter Canavese

Awfully forgettable, but Harlin makes things go boom again, with ruthless efficiency that puts the...

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Times-Picayune

Mike Scott

With all the nuance of a fist to the groin, ... (it's) the kind of forgettable film that isn't imp...

March 3, 2019

Common Sense Media

age 15+

Common Sense Says

So-so action movie has lots of fighting, other iffy stuff.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this is a review of the theatrical release and not the DVD -- which comes with what's described as "two alternate endings and more action." The original release is packed with action, but it's more about the spectacle than it is about bloodshed. Not that you won't see some blood, but the tone is more enthusiastic and amped-up than sadistic or brutal. All of that said, expect plenty of on-screen deaths and tons of collateral property damage. There's also some discussion of terrorism, but the action is more personal than political. Language includes the usual suspects for PG-13 ("s--t," "bitch," "goddamn," etc.), and there's some drinking, smoking, kissing, and womanizing.