A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.
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- TriviaWhen Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) tries to get the French police to remove the family of immigrant squatters from his little-used Paris apartment, they tell him he must wait until April 13, when winter ends. And when he threatens to do it himself, they tell him he'll get arrested. There is, in fact, a law in France that protects squatters who occupy a residence during winter for more than two days. The owner can't remove them except by filing a lawsuit.
- GoofsWhen Ethan has Mitat tied up in the bathroom, Mitat's watch switches wrists.
- Quotes
Ethan Renner: Get on... this bike.
Zooey Renner: Or what?
Ethan Renner: Now!
Zooey Renner: [throws the bicycle down] I don't even know how to ride a bike, okay?
Ethan Renner: What kind of kid doesn't know how to ride a bike?
Zooey Renner: The kind of kid who never had a father to teach her!
- Alternate versionsUS theatrical version has some additional footage:
- in the hotel, Ethan takes a door stopper
- Ethan uses the door stopper to fool the guys in the hotel room Additionally, the photo he takes from one of the dead men shows himself. In the International version, the photo shows Zoe and Christine.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.22 (2014)
- SoundtracksTrouble, Heartaches and Sadness
Written by Don Bryant and Ann Peebles
Performed by Ann Peebles
© Jec Music Pub. Corp
With Courtesy of Universal Music Vision / Warner Chappell Music France
1972 Original recording owned by Cream / Hi Records Inc USA
With Courtesy of Demon Music Group Ltd
The somewhat recycled story follows Kevin Costner as a gruff ex secret service agent who after being told has just 3 months to live sets out on that infamous "one last mission" in exchange for an experimental drug that will save his life. This last job just happens to take place with he also tasked with looking after his estranged teenage daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) after his ex wife (conveniently) has to leave town.
The action storyline is quite good though thanks to Luc Besson; decent stunts, tons of broken glass and bullet riddled bodies, and Costner gets the job done -Liam Neeson style-. The ending sequence was also refreshing as all along I had been assuming a cliché kidnapping, so nice twist there.
I did find the amount of perfect English being spoken and understood in France and especially Serbia a little convenient but whatever, this was mindless but still worth a watch.
- juneebuggy
- Oct 27, 2016
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- Also known as
- Three Days to Kill
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Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,697,999
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,242,218
- Feb 23, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $53,260,230
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1