Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

When a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray defies his captain and takes matter into his own hands. Now he must beat the clock and save the innocent child. Countdown was mostly packed with WWE Wrestlers trying to act and beating up bad guys than being an actual good and entertaining flick but i will admit i do admire the fact that at least Kane tried a bit to do something different after those terrible 'See No Evil' flicks but i'm sorry Dolph Ziggler is no John Cena or even at least as amusing and cool as The Miz. (3/10)

For DZ's first feature film, I thought he did a pretty phenomenal job, though I felt some moments he kinda felt stoic and not portraying enough emotion. The emotional backdrop of Ray Thompson's loss of his son was one thing I thought he shined with. He's a bit of natural, he's got it there but just needs to improve and show that he can take up a serious role. The story was absolutely intense, from the chases to the brawls to the crazy explosive escape. Everything was top there! It's no masterpiece but it's another great cop film with a very tense premise and real life atmosphere. My only disappointment was the WWE Live event setting, i thought it was going to be the main setting of the entire movie kinda like Sudden Death with Van Damme. All of the live action was just within the first act but the last half of the movie was just as intense as the beginning. Countdown is great but far from any action set masterpieces such as Die Hard. I give this movie a 7 out of 10.

There are many words to describe this film, but the one I decided to use is goofy. The word cheesy would be equally as appropriate. It is an action flick brought out by WWE studios and stars Nick Nemeth as Detective Ray Fitzpatrick racing desperately against time to locate a kidnapped child before a bomb that has been strapped to the child goes off. In the process he must battle against Russian mobsters, corrupt Russian Embassy Officials and his own colleagues (surprisingly not Russian). As is often the case with such action movies there is a suspicion that the detective is in fact the one responsible for the child's kidnapping as his own son was accidentally killed by a drunk police driver and he never received compensation from the city. This accusation however gives him the chance to escape forcefully from a police station full of cops trying to stop him. Joining him on his frantic run through mayhem is officer Julia Baker (played by Katharine Isabella). She in fact is responsible for his suspension at the start of the movie and investigation into his barbaric tactics but obviously through the course of the film she realizes that Detective Fitzpatrick is an honest cop trying to do the right thing whilst evading his colleagues and the mob. In the process detective Fitzpatrick storms into the Russian consulate, overpowers the security and tortures one of the staff there who is secretly dealing explosives on the black market. And all that without causing an international incident. There are also gun fights, car chases and some wrestling moves thrown in for good measure. And at the end the hero obviously saves the day. The pros of this movie are that it's mildly entertaining In a leave your brain at the door type of way. There is action obviously and it's not too badly done. The cons however are the weak and clichéd storyline and the nonsensical flow of the movie. It seems to try to hard to insert various plot lines in order to make the movie seem deeper than it is. So overall a 4.5-5 out of 10. Could have been better though.

"We have a bomb strapped to a kid somewhere in the city that only an unidentified dead man knows the location of, and we have 6 hours and 42 minutes to find him." Ray (Ziggler) is a detective who hasn't been the same since he lost his son. He keeps crossing the line and is finally facing suspension. When he finds out that a young boy has been kidnapped and strapped to a bomb he ignores his suspension and sets out to find him before its too late. Now, facing a deadline Ray and IA officer Julia Baker (Isabelle) put their differences aside in order to save the boy. This is a movie that has a great plot, it is very tense and exciting to watch it unfold. The one thing it is missing are the actors to really pull off the drama needed. Going in, since this is a WWE movie that is to be expected but it still seemed to hurt the movie. That said though, this is perhaps the best WWE movie to date. Overall, a movie with a great and tense story that actually makes up for the lack of dramatic acting and is actually pretty good in spite of itself. I surprisingly give this a high B.