There's some great action scenes here the kind that 24 fans have come to expect, with Jack Bauer essentially becoming a one-man army and kicking some ass. Jack's been working as a missionary with his old colleague Carl Benton ( Robert Carlyle) and they have a number of kids under their care, who become targeted by the militia. Redemption tells the story of Jack finding himself in the middle of a military coup, with a vicious warlord attempting to "recruit" kids and make them into soldiers. (apart from a few side trips into Mexico over the years). The fact that we're seeing Jack Bauer in a setting other than Los Angeles is a refreshing change of pace, since in a normal season it's practically impossible for Jack to be anywhere other than the U.S. The beginning of the movie features a bit of a time jump, but the majority of it still conforms to 24's real-time format (we're told that the following takes place between 3pm and 5pm). Primarily taking place in the fictional African nation of Sangala, we meet up with a soul-searching Jack Bauer who's been traveling the world and avoiding a subpoena to go before a Senate subcommittee back in the States. It was a mostly lackluster season, and 24's lengthy hiatus essentially gives the show a clean slate to start from.Ģ4: Redemption is a unique and welcome change to 24's usual airing schedule. That's enough time for 24 fans to have forgotten the convoluted, twisting plot of Season 6, which started out with a shocking nuclear blast in Valenica, and devolved from there into a bizarre battle involving Jack's dad Phillip, his brother Graem, a Russian attack and a Chinese circuit board.
It's been a year and a half since 24's been on the air, thanks to the writers' strike shutting down production last season. Advance Review: 24 fans have had a long wait, but this month, on November 23, Jack Bauer finally returns to TV, in this two-hour movie.
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