and as someone who's seen more action movies than I can remember I must confess that my movie watching Journey has taken me through a roller coaster of emotions from sheer excitement to deep disappointment and Back Again The Cold Light of Day is one of those movies that initially left me feeling rather let down but now finding it on freey I can't help but appreciate its unapology itic Embrace of the action genre cliches we all love or secretly tolerate uh despite achieving significant success individually their 2012 joint project turned out to be one of the lowest rated films in their impressive portfolios interestingly this 14-year-old film has found a fresh FAS on freey and what's getting radi action movies often criticized for their obsess and violence repetitive plots and formula 8 dialogue continue to attract audiences despite the skepticism of critics films featuring explosions fights and familion remain popular whether they're Blockbusters starring bigname actors or lowbudget video on demand releases the movie The Cold Light of Day with its plot revolving around a dangerous conspiracy kley gun of fights car chases and a gritty performance by Bruce Willis has once again found an audience more than 10 years after it was initially released and regardless of a dismal 4% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes The Cold Light of Day boasts a star studded cast including Henry caval before his Superman days Bruce wellis and soury Weaver while these gifted actors make for an impressive lineup they couldn't compensate for a weak script or flawed production the film was heavily criticized as an unoriginal copy of popular franchise sadly which of the criticism fell on cavell's character with some suggesting that it was partly responsible for the negative reception as for Willis while some were not displeased by his minor role many wondered why he chose to be involved in this movie at all try in action movies you'll often find that six fundamental storylines are repeated but cold light a day Blends three of these elements a protagonist who keeps his professional life secret from his family an abduction involving something valuable to the villains and a tense Race Against Time to prevent disaster whe sha portrayed by caval becomes the focal point in this high octane Trio scenario when his family gets kidnapped during a vacation in Spain the plot unfolds as his life fathers Willis covert CIA history surfaces as the main cause and as Shaw uncovers more secrets about his dad's life he bounces from battling corrupt authorities to confronting criminals while trying to save his family and manag to survive himself uh similar to numerous other films that didn't receive favorable criticism viewers browsing streaming services often don't bother reading reviews before deciding to watch a movie for example movies like the cold B of day which were initially overlooked or pans have found new life on streaming platforms thanks to their abundance of Forgotten films this unexpected Revival has been particularly beneficial for actors like Bruce Willis as it allows his later career films previously criticized by critics to Dain some level of success and retrospect The Cold Light of Day is available to stream for free on freee