24: REDEMPTION (DVD Review) - 30/11/08

A lot of dramatic TV series find it hard to keep the project 'on the boil' but consistently the nail-biting intrigue of "24" has always hit it's high points! With this recently showing in the UK & the States it rattles out onto DVD as a 2-disc and single disc version literally within days. This two disc set has the Broadcast Feature Version with a quick rundown Special Feature of 24 Season 6 in 4 minutes and to whet your appetite even further a sneak peek at 24 Season 7 - Which I cannot go into details about - But let me assure you; it certainly will not let you down after previous Season's action & labyrinthine plots & second guesses. After the shattering conclusion to 24 Season 6 Jack Bauer has left the States and after much travelling end's up in Africa hoping to find some sort of redemption. Highlighting the very real problem of child soldiers throughout the world we get a scenario where Jack is helping out an old friend (From some sort of Special Forces background) at an orphanage for children. Cue another background thread that has a high up political figure funding this war and him having some loose threads eliminated whilst the new President is being inaugurated. Veiled machinations behind the scenes cause a good man to lose his life and another to get caught in a political face-saving mess. Due to the Writer's strike in the US this TV film is a stop gap between Seasons 6 & 7 and segues nicely into the overall picture of the show. It also does not pull any punches over the US Foreign Policy and the fact that nothing is black or white but shades of grey.

Disc Two has the extended version of 24 Redemption on it with a Commentary and 2 Featurettes - A making of and a documentary.