Police Story: Retribution
Genre: Action
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Writer: Meirad Tako
Producer: Patrick Hughes
Based on the Police Story film series
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Monaghan, Sigourney Weaver, Hiroyuki Sanada, Karl Urban, Jessica Henwick, Donnie Yen
Budget: $74,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $67,959,205
Foreign Box Office: $125,305,284
Total Profit: $15,024,365
Reaction: The Police Story franchise continues to be a series that has great box office numbers in foreign markets - specifically China, Southeast Asia, and even Russia - but does just okay everywhere else. Thankfully those markets have done well enough for the series to continue earning profits for the studio.
"After the disappointment of Police Story: Brother, Police Story: Retribution roars back with a vengeance, restoring the action-packed spirit that made the series a guilty pleasure for fans. Jamie Dornan has truly come into his own here, anchoring the film with grit and vulnerability, while Jackie Chan’s emotional final performance as Ka-Kui gives the series a bittersweet pulse. Sure, the plot can feel bloated and the villain twists a bit familiar, but Retribution is the sprawling, high-octane spectacle fans have been craving. After a rocky prequel detour, this entry solidly repositions the Police Story saga back on track." - Mark Rawls, Seattle Times
"If Police Story: Brother felt like getting stuck at a bad family reunion, Police Story: Retribution is like crashing a secret agent party and setting the place on fire. This is the adrenaline shot the series desperately needed, with brutal fights, slick betrayals, neon-lit battles, and Karl Urban chewing scenery like it’s his last meal. Is the plot trying way too hard to be the Mission: Impossible of the Police Story universe? Absolutely. But when it’s this fun, who cares?" - Sean Williamson, Toronto Star
"Police Story: Retribution aims for big-budget thrills and global stakes, but too often feels like it's cobbled together from better spy films. The action is fast and frequent, but the relentless pacing leaves little room for character development or clarity. Dornan and Monaghan are serviceable as the leads, but never particularly compelling. While the film flirts with complexity but leans on exposition and clichés to move things forward." - Clark Davis, JoBlo.com
Rated PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence, language, and thematic elements
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