A tightly plotted film with a steady pace, Wolfs sprinkles humor and charm amongst the steady dose of bullets, punchlines, and conspiracy theories it engages in.

Cold Pursuit is not Taken. It’s not any of Liam Neeson’s action-thrillers, and it’s not trying to be. If anything, Cold Pursuit, Hans Petter Moland’s adaptation of his 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance, is a parody of the revenge film that has little patience for characterization or relationships. Rather than dive into the interior lives of its characters, Cold Pusuit relishes the thinnest of motivations to rack up a body count. Moland and screenwriter Frank Baldwin revel in the absurdity of the revenge movie, and they make the most of poking fun at …