The career resurgence of Kevin Costner continues under the direction of McG (the one-two punch of Charlie’s Angels and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle) with the stoic one playing a dying top-notch Secret Service agent who has retired so that he can spend his last few months with his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld), but is suddenly lured back into service one last time with the promise of a potential drug that could cure him. The presence of Luc Besson as a writer on this project almost certainly guarantees that it will offer Costner the chance to strike a few Liam Neeson-styled poses as he takes down a baddie or 50 over the course of this three-day walk in the park. Opens wide Feb. 21. (PG-13) Not screened in time for review
This article appears in Feb 19-25, 2014.