Travis bails him out, but Dusty escapes when Travis stops to pick up his young granddaughter from school. If he can find and bring back Dusty, Robinson will allow Travis to scale back and have more time with his family.ĭusty is in jail for beating up four cops who tried to arrest him for having a gun in his car. After saving her, he meets with Robinson about tracking another undercover agent named Dusty (Taylor John Smith), who’s seeking to tell a reporter named Mira (Emmy Raver-Lampmann) about Operation Unity and who killed Flores. Travis is first seen helping rescue a female undercover agent from a mission where she’s been exposed and incurred the wrath of a group of angry rednecks. It turns out that the two men involved in causing her death are rogue FBI agents who’ve been tasked by FBI Director Gabriel Robinson (Aidan Quinn) with carrying out Operation Unity, in which liberals are killed (although the reasons why are left unspecified).
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The movie opens on Sofia Flores, a young Latina congressional candidate who’s delivering a fiery left-wing speech at a rally before she’s the victim of a deadly hit-and-run on her way home. This awkward mix winds up leaving neither half of the movie satisfying viewers, and with a few mild obscenities mixed with the violence, this is a movie that’s only viewable for teenagers and adults, yet is unlikely to impress either audience. Sadly, Liam Neeson is the only actor who brings any energy or commitment to his role, and the plot bounces jarringly between the action scenes and quieter scenes of Neeson trying to convince his grown daughter that he can be a safe and positive grandfather for her own child. As he tries to bring a young agent named Dusty in after a risky assignment, he’s surprised to find Dusty escape from him and involve a reporter in exposing a plot called Operation Unity that caused other agents to kill a left-wing congressional candidate.īLACKLIGHT has plenty of action, but much of it feels cliched and consists of gunfights and car chases people have seen before in other movies. Neeson plays Travis Block, whose shadowy FBI career involves helping other FBI agents adjust back into civilian life after dangerous undercover operations. The latest in a seemingly endless string of gun-toting thrillers starring Liam Neeson, BLACKLIGHT uses frequent yet bloodless gun battles and some car chases to prop up its tale of an FBI special agent seeking to uproot an illicit conspiracy by the bureau’s director. It won’t impress action fans and has a politically correct liberal worldview that will turn off half the audience. Also, as a thriller, BLACKLIGHT is too unsurprising. Also, the plot bounces jarringly between the action scenes and quieter scenes of Neeson trying to convince his grown daughter he can be a positive grandfather to her child. Liam Neeson is the only actor who brings energy to his role. Travis helps the reporter but goes into hyperdrive when the bad guys kidnap his daughter and granddaughter.īLACKLIGHT has plenty of action but feels cliched and consists of things moviegoers have seen many times. Dusty involves a reporter in exposing a plot called Operation Unity to kill a left-wing congressional candidate. Travis tries to bring a young agent named Dusty back in after a risky assignment, but he’s surprised when Dusty escapes from him. Neeson plays Travis Block, whose shadowy FBI career involves helping FBI agents adjust back into civilian life after dangerous undercover operations.
BLACKLIGHT is the latest in a seemingly endless string of gun-toting thrillers starring Liam Neeson.
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