PG-13 117 min - Action | Crime | Drama - 21 February 2014 (USA)
3 Days To Kill is a 2014 American/French action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson & Adi Hasak. The film stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney. The film was released on February 21, 2014.
Plot
Experienced CIA agent Ethan Renner (Kevin Costner) works with a team to capture The Albino (Tómas Lemarquis), lieutennant to an arms trafficker called The Wolf (Richard Sammel), as he is selling a dirty bomb to some terrorists. The Albino catches wise to the trap when he recognizes one of the agents, whom he kills. Renner is able to cripple The Albino by shooting him in the leg, but not capture him. Meanwhile, elite CIA assassin Vivi Delay (Amber Heard), who has been personally assigned by the Director (Raymond J. Barry) to kill The Wolf, monitors the operation, and notices Renner has unknowingly seen The Wolf.
Renner is nearly disabled by an extreme cough, which is diagnosed as
terminal brain cancer which has spread to his lungs. He is given only a
few months to live, and will not see the next Christmas. For decades he
has kept his dangerous career a carefully guarded secret from his wife
Christine (Connie Nielsen) and daughter Zoey (Hailee Steinfeld),
at the cost of losing them. He decides to spend his remaining time
trying to fix his relationship with his estranged daughter, and if
possible, his ex-wife. He returns to Paris, where he and his family live
separately, to find the African family of Jules (Eriq Ebouaney) is squatting in his apartment. He is told by the government that he is not permitted to evict indigent squatters until after the winter.
He makes an awkward reconnection with Christine and Zoey, and tells
Christine of his terminal illness. She allows him to reconnect with
Zoey, and when she has to go out of the country on business, she is
forced to let him look after Zoey.
Vivi finds him and recruits him to find and kill The Wolf, in
exchange for an experimental drug that could extend his life
significantly. He reluctantly accepts, to get more time with his family.
Vivi tells him the way to trap The Wolf is by getting The Albino, in
turn by getting his accountant, in turn by kidnapping the gang's
limousine driver.
All the while he is fighting the hallucinogenic
effect of the medicine when his heart rate goes too high, which he can
control only by consuming alcohol. He must also deal with Zoey's school
problems, and her habit of lying so she can sneak out partying. He
manages to keep her out of trouble, and slowly reestablishes a father
relationship with her, which impresses his wife.
He tracks The Wolf and The Albino into the subway, but they gain the
upper hand when he is disabled by the hallucinations. The Albino
attempts to kill him by pushing him in front of an oncoming train, but
Renner manages to push The Albino on the track instead. The Wolf
escapes.
The family is invited to a party thrown by Zoey's boyfriend's father,
who happens to be The Wolf's business partner. Renner manages to
protect Christine and Zoey when the Wolf's men start shooting to kill
him; he kills them all, and while The Wolf is trapped in an elevator, he
breaks the cable, causing it to crash to the basement floor. The Wolf
crawls out wounded, but Renner is again disabled, and drops his gun just
out of his reach, where The Wolf can get it. Vivi reaches them and
kicks the gun back to Renner, telling him to finish the job and kill The
Wolf, but he decides not to, because "I promised my wife I'd quit."
Vivi then kills The Wolf.
At last retired, Renner survives to Christmas, which he is spending
at a beach house with Zoey and Christine. He discovers a small, red
wrapped gift package, which contains another vial of the cancer
medicine.
Kevin Costner
Hailee Steinfeld 
Amber Heard 
Connie Nielsen Eriq Ebounay
Production
On August 7, 2012 Deadline reported that Kevin Costner had been offered the role of Ethan Renner, The film, set in France, was scripted by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak, with EuropaCorp having produced while Relativity Media has North American rights. On October 2, 2012, it was confirmed that actor Costner had closed the deal to star as lead in the film. On November 29, 2012, Hailee Steinfeld joined the cast of the film as female lead, and the film began production in early 2013. On December 13, Amber Heard also joined the cast. Later, on January 7, 2013, Connie Nielsen was added to the cast.
a government assassin in the McG-directed film.
Release
On January 31, 2013, photos from the set of the film were released. In November 2013, stills from the film were released. On December 17, 2013, the studio released the first trailer and the poster for the film. On January 30, 2014, Relativity released a new Super Bowl 2014 spot.
On May 28, 2013, Relativity set a release date of February 14, 2014 for the film. Later, on October 30, the film's date was shifted back a week, to February 21, 2014.
Reception
3 Days to Kill has received mostly negative reviews from critics and the film currently holds a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
based on 82 reviews. The consensus states: "3 Days to Kill uneasily
mixes technically accomplished action sequences with an underdeveloped
family conflict."
On May 28, 2013, Relativity set a release date of February 14, 2014 for the film. Later, on October 30, the film's date was shifted back a week, to February 21, 2014.
On January 31, 2013, photos from the set of the film were released. In November 2013, stills from the film were released. On December 17, 2013, the studio released the first trailer and the poster for the film. On January 30, 2014, Relativity released a new Super Bowl 2014 spot.
On May 28, 2013, Relativity set a release date of February 14, 2014 for the film. Later, on October 30, the film's date was shifted back a week, to February 21, 2014.
3 Days to Kill has received mostly negative reviews from critics and the film currently holds a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
based on 82 reviews. The consensus states: "3 Days to Kill uneasily
mixes technically accomplished action sequences with an underdeveloped
family conflict."View all videos
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