3 DAYS TO KILL (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kevin Costner (Dances With Wolves), Amber Heard (The Rum Diary), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Connie Nielsen (Gladiator), Richard Sammel (Inglourious Basterds), Eriq Ebouaney (Transporter 3), Tómas Lemarquis (Snowpiercer), Raymond J. Barry (Little Children)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

McG (Charlie’s Angels), director; Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), writer, producer; Adi Hasak (From Paris With Love), writer, producer; Ryan Kavanaugh (Limitless), Marc Libert (Lockout) and Virginie Silla (Revolver), producers; Guillaume Roussel (Doc Martin), composer; Thierry Arbogast (Léon), cinematographer; Audrey Simonaud (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ethan Renner (Costner) is a dangerous international spy who intends to retire in order to spend time with his estranged wife Christine (Nielsen) and daughter Zooey (Steinfeld). However, when he finds out that he is dying of cancer and given a few months left to live, he is offered an experimental drug that could extend his life – in exchange for one final assignment, of course…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Kevin Costner returns to leading-man status after a string of supporting roles, and gets to shine in an action-comedy-drama that should entertain as well as emotionally move you.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH JUNE 2014

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