Absolution was theatrically released on November 1, 2024 by Samuel Goldwyn Films, and received mixed reviews from critics.
Premise
An aging mob enforcer attempts to outrun his past and reconnect with his estranged daughter and grandson after discovering he has CTE and only a short time to live.
Plot
A retired ageing mobster and boxer known as Thug works for Gangster Charlie Connor alongside the latter's son Kyle who is an amateur at the trade, teaching him the tricks. Thug assists Kyle in dealings involving transfer of goods, the details or whereabouts of which they are not supposed to know. Thug lives alone and is having memory problems and soon afterwards is diagnosed with CTE, with the bad news that he will be totally demented by 2 years. Thug attempts suicide but stops when he sees a child watching him, and decides to live and atone for his sins of the past. Though meets a lady at the bar known as Woman, and she befriends him and gives him company in his apartment. He tries reconcile with his estranged son and daughter Daisy, only to learn that his son died years back and Daisy still hates him and doesn't want to reconnect with him, as she believes her grandfather, father and even husband deserted the family in time of need and she is now a single parent to two kids. Nevertheless, Thug tries to visit her and befriends his grandson, despite a cold response from his daughter. He takes the child to a boxing club and begins to teach him boxing. On one assignment Kyle and Thug discover that they have transported spanish women being trafficked to a brothel when one of them helplessly tries to reach out to him for help, before being taken away by thugs. Soon Thug visits the brothel and finds the girl named Araceli who sought his help and learns about her helplessness and desire to leave, if she can be bought for a price. Soon hitmen try to kill Thug when he meets a priest the extort money at Charlie 's behest, but he kills them in return.
As of September 2024, the film was retitled Absolution and given a release date of November 1, 2024.[9]
Reception
Box office
In the United States and Canada, Absolution was released alongside Here and Hitpig!. The film debuted with $1.4 million from 1,500 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing 12th at the box office.[10]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 63 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10.The website's consensus reads: "Liam Neeson's gruff performance redeems Absolution somewhat, this thriller's sluggish pacing may not fully earn audiences' forgiveness."[11]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]
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