Retrieval
Retrieval

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Retrieval

2006
Movie
103 min
Polish

19 year old Wojtek lives in a poverty stricken Polish town. He is in love with an older woman, an illegal emigrant from Ukraine. He boxes in illegal matches to get money and is spotted by a man running a security business. Accepting this man's offer means becoming a gangster, but this could allow him to a residence permit for his girlfriend Katya.

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IMDb5.2/10
Director: Kari SkoglandGenres: Action, Thriller, Crime

Plot Summary

A young man, haunted by his past and trying to protect his father, finds himself entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. When a powerful crime boss discovers his father possesses a valuable secret, he must race against time to retrieve it before it falls into the wrong hands. The pursuit leads him through treacherous landscapes and forces him to confront his own inner demons.

Critical Reception

Retrieval received a mixed to negative reception from critics, with many pointing to its derivative plot and uneven pacing. While some performances were noted, the film largely failed to distinguish itself within the crowded action-thriller genre, and audiences generally found it to be a forgettable entry.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film suffers from a predictable plot and lacks originality.

  • Performances are adequate but not enough to elevate the material.

  • Pacing issues and generic action sequences detract from the overall experience.

Google audience: Audience reception for 'Retrieval' is not widely documented on Google, making it difficult to summarize specific likes or dislikes.

Fun Fact

Although Tiffani Thiessen plays a character named 'Sarah', she is not related to the character 'Brendan' played by Brendan Fehr, despite the similar first names.

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