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usatoday.com - 11/23/2008

At long last, '24: Redemption' will deliver on its promise

— usatoday.com — Granted, we'd rather have him and Kiefer Sutherland — still far and away his show's best, most stable asset — back in a full-run 24 season. But because that won't happen until January, we'll just have to make do with Sunday's exciting prequel, 24: ... (more) At long last, '24: Redemption' will deliver on its promise

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Hercules Has Seen 24: REDEMPTION!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — ... it as a stand-alone TV movie or as an introductory episode to next year's seventh season. As a film, it ranks as one of the year's best, admittedly against thin competition. As a 24 episode, however, it's just a tad less enticing. Oh, there's much that is very good here, starting with the sheer joy of having Jack back. But there's also a bit too much that we've seen before, led by that glum, reluctant, repentant savior routine that threatens to bleed all the fun out of the series. … Newsday says: … Sunday's two hours? It feels like television. Not bad. Not great. It's talky ...

ON DVD TODAY: November 25, 2008
RopeofSilicon.com — ... David is going to be reviewing this one soon so I won't weigh in with an opinion of my own but James Hibberd over at THR's Live Feed tells us this based on the show's television debut, which earned solid ratings (12 million viewers) after 18 months of being off the air: EW gave the movie a B- and so did Newsday. Boston Globe called it "flat." USA Today says it "represents a reconnection with the real world, where actions have consequences, and the general populace notices when disaster strikes." Indeed, the movie has less of the loopy, ...