24: Redemption

For Fox's 24 , this season's creative uptick stems from a simpler story that's easier to follow and motivations - so far, money and power - that are easier to understand. In place of the hysterics and overdone family histrionics of the last go-round, we have a stripped-down plot that frees Jack (the reliably terrific Kiefer Sutherland) from back-story build-up and returns the show to its roots. ... Full Review

Perhaps knowing how these things usually turn out for secondary 24 characters, President Taylor sends for her estranged daughter to be brought to the hospital. ... Full Review

some great action sequences....cheesy dialogue and awkward moments....the writers smartly pull Jack out of the hearing early in the episode.... ... Full Review

Redemption is a perfect construct to allow everyone to catch up with the characters and the action....Robert Carlyle gives a stunning performance as Benton who is written with a hero gene similar to Jack's.....the story is a good stand alone adventure..... ... Full Review

This may not be an adventure you return to often (such is the case with cliffhanger-driven stories), but Redemption is gripping and enjoyable enough the first time through. As with past seasons, 24: Redemption has been presented in its original 1.78:1 widescreen aspect ratio and looks fantastic. ... Full Review

Redemption" is good for what it is: a prequel for season seven. Redemption" is a good lead in to the upcoming season. Redemption is a two-hour special television event that aired on November 23, 2008. ... Full Review

Regardless, the 24 movie is not bad, but simply not up to the standard that the show originally started with back in 2001. Not a bad movie, but certainly not the TV event that it could have been. ... Full Review

The second problem is, predictably, Howard Gordon.....Over the course of the series, Gordon has been perhaps the greatest impediment to the quality of the series as a whole..... ... Full Review

We all should be rooting for 24: Redemption to be great. ... Full Review

Jones and Boothe are spectacular, but "24 While it may or may not carry over to the upcoming season of the show, there's an interesting new dynamic at play in "24: Redemption". ... Full Review