The film also features a major A-lister in one of his earliest roles.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 5 November) is 12 Rounds, the 2009 action film starring John Cena (Heads of State, Peacemaker) and Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Kin).

Set in a post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, the story follows cop Danny Fisher (Cena), who prevents criminal mastermind Miles Jackson (Gillen) from successfully carrying out his latest heist.

While fleeing from the police, Miles’ girlfriend is accidentally killed. Hungry for revenge, the thief breaks out of prison and kidnaps Danny’s fiancée (Ashley Scott, The Last of Us games).

“To save her, Danny must successfully navigate his way through an elaborate series of tasks and puzzles, or else watch the love of his life die,” the plot synopsis adds.

Produced by WWE Studios, perhaps in an effort to turn their wrestling star into a movie star à la The Rock, 12 Rounds earned mixed reviews from critics.

A common source of criticism was its derivative screenplay, which has a plot very similar to that of Die Hard with a Vengeance. In fact, 12 Rounds was actually directed by Renny Harlin, the director of a different Die Hard sequel, Die Hard 2.

Cena’s movie isn’t groundbreaking by any stretch, but it is action-packed and pacy. Plus, it benefits from an atmospheric setting and a fun villain turn from Gillen.

While 12 Rounds wasn’t a huge hit, it did well enough to garner two stand-alone sequels starring different wrestlers: 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded (with Randy Orton) and 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (with Dean Ambrose).

The original is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm. 12 Rounds is also streaming on Disney+.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Unhinged – Sky Max – 9pm

Russell Crowe plays a motorist with a serious case of road rage in this silly but watchable thriller.

The Transporter – Film4 – 9pm

Jason Statham is… the transporter.

Rules of Engagement – Legend Xtra – 9pm

Samuel L. Jackson stars in this decent legal thriller/war drama as a 30-year US Marine veteran and decorated officer who finds himself on trial after a rescue mission at the US embassy in Yemen goes terribly wrong.

For his attorney, he chooses a comrade-in-arms (Tommy Lee Jones) whose life he previously saved.

Bob Trevino Likes It – Film4 – 10.50pm

This acclaimed American comedy drama centres on a young woman (Barbie Ferreira, Euphoria), who searches for her estranged father, Bob Trevino, online and forms a bond with a different man of the same name (John Leguizamo, Romeo + Juliet).

Predator 2 – ITV4 – 10pm

With a new Predator film out in cinemas on Friday, what better time to catch up with the first sequel in the franchise?

Narrow Margin – Legend – 11.10pm

A ’90s neo-noir action thriller starring Anne Archer and Gene Hackman.

The Hitman’s Apprentice – Legend Xtra – 11.30pm

Also known as The Liability in some territories, this British thriller follows a young man (Jack O’Connell) forced to work as a driver for an ageing hitman (Tim Roth).

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The 4K projector has the likes of YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video built-in, so you can access thousands of films and shows without an additional TV stick, and you can also connect it to Bluetooth on your phone and laptop.

It’s currently priced at €53.52 in a limited-time deal on the Amazon website.

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