When a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray defies his captain and takes matter into his own hands. Now he must beat the clock and save the innocent child. Countdown was mostly packed with WWE Wrestlers trying to act and beating up bad guys than being an actual good and entertaining flick but i will admit i do admire the fact that at least Kane tried a bit to do something different after those terrible 'See No Evil' flicks but i'm sorry Dolph Ziggler is no John Cena or even at least as amusing and cool as The Miz. (3/10)

Ray (Nick Nemeth) is an unorthodox Seattle detective who makes his own rules. He gets suspended by Lt. Julia Baker (Katharine Isabelle) while pending an investigation which will lead to his termination. While he laments over the loss of his son three years ago, he gets a call back concerning a child kidnapped by the Russian Mafia and has a bomb strapped to him demanding a $2 million $112. 35 ransom. They specifically want him. Ray is not reinstated and is tailed by Baker to report on any breaches of conduct. With the clock ticking on the boy, Ray goes very rogue and drags Baker into his antics.This is a modern day "Dirt Harry" type of story. Instead of a crazy guy, it is a Russian, and instead of a little girl being buried, it is a boy with a bomb, but you get the idea. Katharine Isabelle was excellent in her role providing a subtle sexuality and good chemistry with Nick Nemeth. Action with a good blend of humor and drama.This is a good film for those who like a vigilante cop film without any heavy thinking. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Expected violence/killing.

For DZ's first feature film, I thought he did a pretty phenomenal job, though I felt some moments he kinda felt stoic and not portraying enough emotion. The emotional backdrop of Ray Thompson's loss of his son was one thing I thought he shined with. He's a bit of natural, he's got it there but just needs to improve and show that he can take up a serious role. The story was absolutely intense, from the chases to the brawls to the crazy explosive escape. Everything was top there! It's no masterpiece but it's another great cop film with a very tense premise and real life atmosphere. My only disappointment was the WWE Live event setting, i thought it was going to be the main setting of the entire movie kinda like Sudden Death with Van Damme. All of the live action was just within the first act but the last half of the movie was just as intense as the beginning. Countdown is great but far from any action set masterpieces such as Die Hard. I give this movie a 7 out of 10.

"We have a bomb strapped to a kid somewhere in the city that only an unidentified dead man knows the location of, and we have 6 hours and 42 minutes to find him." Ray (Ziggler) is a detective who hasn't been the same since he lost his son. He keeps crossing the line and is finally facing suspension. When he finds out that a young boy has been kidnapped and strapped to a bomb he ignores his suspension and sets out to find him before its too late. Now, facing a deadline Ray and IA officer Julia Baker (Isabelle) put their differences aside in order to save the boy. This is a movie that has a great plot, it is very tense and exciting to watch it unfold. The one thing it is missing are the actors to really pull off the drama needed. Going in, since this is a WWE movie that is to be expected but it still seemed to hurt the movie. That said though, this is perhaps the best WWE movie to date. Overall, a movie with a great and tense story that actually makes up for the lack of dramatic acting and is actually pretty good in spite of itself. I surprisingly give this a high B.