ABSOLUTION 2024

Category: Action Movies

Absolution (2024) is a gritty crime drama starring Liam Neeson as "Thug," an aging mob enforcer grappling with a terminal diagnosis and a fractured past. Once a hardened boxer, Thug now works for Boston crime boss Charlie Conner (Ron Perlman), mentoring Charlie’s inept son, Kyle (Daniel Diemer), while battling worsening memory lapses. After a neurologist diagnoses him with advanced CTE—a degenerative brain condition caused by repeated head trauma—Thug learns he has only a few years before losing all cognitive function. Haunted by his violent upbringing and estranged from his family, he attempts suicide but stops when a defiant little girl flips him off, sparking a desperate quest for redemption .

His efforts to reconnect with his daughter, Daisy (Frankie Shaw), are met with hostility—she reveals his son, Colin, died years ago, a loss Thug can’t even remember. Worse, Daisy and her two children face eviction, mirroring Thug’s own failures as a father. Meanwhile, a fleeting relationship with a bar patron (Yolonda Ross), credited only as "Woman," offers temporary solace, but his criminal life intervenes. During a routine job, Thug discovers his boss is involved in sex trafficking when a victim, Araceli (Deanna Tarraza), begs for help. The encounter triggers a moral crisis, compounded by hallucinations of his abusive father and nightmares of drowning in guilt .

When Thug asks Charlie for money to free Araceli and support Daisy, he’s betrayed—Charlie orders a hit on him. Surviving the ambush, Thug retaliates, stealing Charlie’s cash and killing him and Kyle. He sends most of the money to Daisy, then storms the traffickers’ den, only to find Araceli murdered. Enraged, he frees the remaining women and kills their captor before collapsing from stab wounds. In his final moments, he bonds with his grandson, Dre (Terrence Pulliam), teaching him kindness to break the cycle of violence that defined his own life. The film ends ambiguously, with Thug’s fate unresolved but his redemption secured through acts of sacrifice and a fractured, bittersweet reconciliation with his family .

Directed by Hans Petter Moland (Cold Pursuit), Absolution blends Neeson’s signature brooding intensity with themes of atonement and legacy. While criticized for predictable tropes, its emotional core—particularly Thug’s deteriorating mental state—elevates it above standard revenge fare. The film’s stark portrayal of CTE and intergenerational trauma adds depth, though its uneven pacing and underdeveloped subplots (like Woman’s role) leave some threads unresolved . Now available on digital platforms, Absolution serves as a somber capstone to Neeson’s late-career action persona.

Uploaded on: May 15, 2025, 5:46 pm

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