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| Directed by | Renny Harlin |
| Written by | Daniel Kunky |
| Produced by | Becki Cross Trujillo Mark Gordon Renny Harlin Mike Lake Josh McLaughlin Vince McMahon |
| Starring | John Cena Ashley Scott Steve Harris Gonzalo Menendez Aidan Gillen Brian J. White Taylor Cole Vincent Flood |
| Cinematography | David Boyd |
| Edited by | Brian Berdan |
| Music by | Trevor Rabin |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Fox Atomic,Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date | March 27, 2009 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million [1] |
| Box office | $25,067,910[2] |
12 Rounds is a 2009 American action film directed by Renny Harlin[3] and produced by WWE Studios.[4] The cast is led by professional wrestler John Cena,[5] alongside Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White,[6] Ashley Scott, and Taylor Cole. The film was released on March 27, 2009[4] in theaters.
Plot
The film opens in an FBI operation to catch a nearly untraceable, internationally-known terrorist, named Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen - Queer As Folk, The Wire). New Orleans Police Officer Danny Fisher (John Cena - The Marine) and his partner Hank Carver (Brian J. White - The Game Plan, The Shield) bump into the getaway car of Jackson and his fiancée (Taylor Cole - Heroes (TV Series)). After Danny chases the car on foot, he manages to stop them. Jackson's girlfriend is, however, killed, when she is run over by a truck after trying to make a run for it. One year later, Danny and his partner have been promoted to detectives. Jackson has escaped prison and planned his revenge on Fisher in a game he calls "12 Rounds". He kidnaps Fisher's wife Molly (Ashley Scott - Walking Tall (2004 film)) and forces him into a series of dangerous games, carefully plotted throughout the streets of New Orleans. Fisher struggles to keep focus while the obvious ticking clocks and crude consequences that accompany each one of the "rounds" do their best to derail him from rescuing the love of his life before it's too late.
Cast
- John Cena as the film's main protagonist Detective Danny Fisher
- Ashley Scott as Molly Porter
- Aidan Gillen as the film's main antagonist Miles Jackson
- Brian J. White as Det. Hank Carver
- Taylor Cole as Erica Kessen
- Vincent Flood as Det. Chuck Jansen
- Steve Harris as Special Agent George Aiken
- Gonzalo Menendez as Special Agent Ray Santiago
Music
The score of 12 Rounds was composed by Trevor Rabin, who had previously worked with director Renny Harlin on Deep Blue Sea and Exorcist: The Beginning. He recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios.[7]
Reception
The filmed opened at number seven at the box office. Gaining an estimate of $1.75 million in its opening day and $5.3 million in its opening weekend and a further $2,498,325 in other countries taking its worldwide total to $25,067,910
12 Rounds has received mostly negative reviews from critics. Some critics have noted the film's similarities to the 1995 movie Die Hard with a Vengeance.[8] The film ranking website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 28% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 61.[9] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 37, based on 11 reviews.[10]
Home video
12 Rounds was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD with an unrated "Extreme Cut" of the film on June 30, 2009.[11] In the first week, 12 Rounds opened at #1 at the DVD sales chart, selling 208,936 DVD units translating to revenue of $3.1m.[12] As of March 2010, 508,000 DVD units have been sold, bringing in $8.03m in revenue. This does not include Blu-ray sales/DVD rentals.
The DVD is a one-disc set that includes: [citation needed]
- Rated and extended “Extreme Cut” of the film
- Commentary by Director Renny Harlin, Writer Daniel Kunka and John Cena
- Two alternate endings
- “Crash Course: John Cena Stunts” featurette
- “Never-before-seen Cena gag reel” featurette
Soundtrack
- "Feel You"- Crumbland[13]
References
- ^ "Renny Harlin Goes 12 Rounds with John Cena - ComingSoon.net". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "12 Rounds (2009)". Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "HSX Prediction Market: MovieStocks: 12 Rounds". Hollywood Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ a b Carrow-Jackson, Roberta (2007-12-07). "State Film Office announces 2007 statistics". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ "Current Projects". Coulon Casting. December 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (2008-02-14). "WWE, Fox Atomic go for '12 Rounds'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Dan Goldwasser (2008-12-01). "Trevor Rabin scores 12 Rounds". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ IGN:com - 12 Rounds Review"Take one part Blown Away, one part Speed, a whole lot of Die Hard with a Vengeance and -- presto! -- you have a patchwork of every '90s action movie formulaic plot element in one film."
- ^ "12 Rounds - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. IGN Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "12 Rounds (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ "Blu-ray.com - 12 Rounds Blu-ray (Extreme Cut)". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2009/12RDS-DVD.php
- ^ "12 Rounds Soundtracks" imdb.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.