12 Rounds

PG-13

Released Mar 27, 2009

1 hr. 48 min.

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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31%

72 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

50,000+ Ratings

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When New Orleans cop Danny Fisher (John Cena) prevents a brilliant thief from successfully carrying out his latest heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. Hungry for revenge, the criminal mastermind breaks out of prison and kidnaps Danny's fiancee. To save her, Danny must successfully navigate his way through an elaborate series of tasks and puzzles, or else watch the love of his life die.

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Critics Consensus

Energetic but empty, 12 Rounds' preposterous plot hurtles along at a rapid pace, but can't disguise the derivative script.

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Randy S

Bad! Just Bad! I mean really, Really, REALLY BAD! Stunts were not believable (especially the street car scene), bad acting with meathead characters. But the worst part was the plot. Very perdictable and unoriginal. I was able to stay ahead of officer idiot (John Cena) because I have seen 2 movies. This crappy film is a really lame mix of them. Speed meets Die Hard With a Vengence. Pretty lazy effort on everyone's part. I would give a lower rating if I could.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Regal R

75/100 - worth a watch through. takes you back to a different time. its interesting to see how cenas acting has changed over the years and how differently and politically charged films are today compared to even 10 years ago. films used to just be films, now theyre scripts for a political agenda. sad tbh.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/23

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Audience Member

John cena has not found his good acting yet. Over the top and not a fan

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/13/22

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Don J

Stupid beyond belief

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/22

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Audience Member

It's a conventional, but still fun action flick. As usual Harlin handles all the action with flair and Cena proves he could be a solid lead, but not of this helps the fact that this is just a rather pedestrian action movie. Good for a rainy Saturday afternoon, but that's about it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/05/22

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Audience Member

Besides the confusing action scenes, bad characters and basic plot my biggest problem with this movie is the villain. You just don't fear him, unlike Howard Payne in Speed (1994) when the main character actually confronts him he comes off as goofy. I'm sure Aiden Gillan is a good actor but he was definitely miscast in this movie. John Cena is alright but the character was not well written and he makes bad decisions. Over all pretty bad would not recommend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Renny Harlin

Director

John Cena

Det. Danny Fisher

Aidan Gillen

Miles Jackson

Ashley Scott

Molly Porter

Steve Harris

Special Agent George Aiken

Brian White

Det. Hank Carver

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Drew Toal

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Rob Nelson

Variety

Heavy on stunts but light on plausibility, humor, surprise, visual ingenuity or psychological depth.

Sep 1, 2009

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Apart from the palpably improbable storyline, Harlan shows a massive disregard for characterisation, and so much bang-bang editing that you scarcely know where you are.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 2, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

While the movie offers plenty of coherent movie violence, it lacks innovation or a charismatic lead.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 2, 2023

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Carson Timar

ClapperCast

12 Rounds has a real sense of urgency even if it gets boring by the end

Mar 22, 2022

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

as a fast-food action director, Renny Harlin still delivers a fun movie

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2010

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Synopsis

When New Orleans cop Danny Fisher (John Cena) prevents a brilliant thief from successfully carrying out his latest heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. Hungry for revenge, the criminal mastermind breaks out of prison and kidnaps Danny's fiancee. To save her, Danny must successfully navigate his way through an elaborate series of tasks and puzzles, or else watch the love of his life die.

Director: Renny Harlin
Executive Producer: Becki Cross Trujillo
Screenwriter: Daniel Kunka
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Mark Gordon Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M

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