Absolution Interview: Liam Neeson Talks Crime Thriller, Why He Prefers Original Title By While Taken turned Liam Neeson into an action star, Absolution is much more of a character study. Neeson told ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief why the movie appealed to him, plus his thoughts on the original title and more. Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the crime thriller on November 1, 2024.
“An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won’t loosen their grip willingly,” says the synopsis for the Liam Neeson movie Absolution. : [Absolution appealed to me] for the very reasons you’ve outlined, Tyler. I’ve done several sorts of action films, beating guys up, firing guns and stuff, but I, I like the idea of this almost burnt-out character who’s done a lot of nasty things in his life for money, but he treats it all as a job.
But when it comes to family, he realizes he just hasn’t been a good parent. In fact, he’s been a very bad parent. But when he meets his grandchild, something gets to his soul and there’s maybe a chance for some kind of redemption for him.
I don’t mean in a religious sense, but something in his spirit is crying out for some kind of absolution, I guess. It doesn’t have a name. Yes.
The original title of the film was Thug. I much prefer it myself. It was changed for whatever reasons.
I’m not sure. Absolution suggests to me, being Irish Catholic myself, that you’re going t.
