Sometimes all you need in Hollywood is an idea that executives don’t have to think too hard about. So when screenwriters Zach Dean, Jim McClain, and Ron Mita sent “24 Hours To Live” around town, they must’ve rattled off “John Wick,” “Flatliners,” “Jason Bourne,” “In Time,” and “Edge Of Tomorrow” as similar movies, because this trailer sure plays like an unholy mix of all of those.
Ethan Hawke stars as Travis Conrad (lol), a man who wakes up from the dead, and tells us in voiceover that “the agency” took away his whole life. Now he was 24 hours on the clock to set things right, kill a bunch of people, and talk to Rutger Hauer or something. It looks pretty brainless all around, but Hawke looks committed at least, so maybe it’ll be worth it as a timewaster on an airplane someday.
But if you really want to see the movie before your next flight, “24 Hours To Live” hits Ultra VOD on November 3rd and theaters on December 1st.