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Death Sentence
"You just bought them a death sentence!"
Have you ever had a dumb friend, one who likes crappy movies? One who forces you to watch the movies with him? One who brings them over every freakin' time? If so, meet Chris, my best friend since the 7th grade, he cares about two things, the person getting shot, and the person doing the shooting. This is his favorite movie of all-time. Me, not so much.
I did like this movie's direction though. The chase scenes are really well shot, and it is very stylish. Saw director James Wan has learned a lot since his over-rated gore-fest and the opening shows that. The home videos are touching and it makes it all the more sad if you know what is going to happen. Every image is well used and it is very slick.
The story is stupid. We've seen it before done better by Mr. Thomas Jane several years before, and even better by Charles Bronson decades before. But, with Kevin Bacon, he does even more stupid stuff, I mean jeez, he just walks into a gang's hideout with a knife. That'll work
, I mean come on, they slit your kid's throat, at least bring something that can shoot 10 feet, you will need it. (note: The Punisher even had a bulletproof vest.) Bacon doesn't even buy a gun until about 30 minutes before the end (from a miscasted John Goodman.) People, if you are going to make an action movie, have the character GET A FRIGGIN' GUN!
The acting was bad, and when I say bad I mean really bad, I laughed a lot. Kevin Bacon does show some emotion for his onscreen son, but by the end he looks like a psycho ward escapee, and acts like it too, the child who doesn't die overacts and the wife is given next to nothing to work with. The "gangsters" were so totally cliched that I fell out of my chair giggling, I mean come on trench coats, what is he, a flasher? Another was wearing a muscle shirt, the Del Fuegos looked tougher! Plus, John Goodman might look like he is having fun, but on the other hand, he is walking down the street wearing all black with a chain hanging out of his pocket. I mean, it's Dan, he can't be like that. Just so funny.
Finally, the action, well to say something, there isn't much of it. Sure for 1/2 of the movie you get Kevin Bacon eliminating the gangsters in some cool ways (car idea = awesome!) but when it goes more for the conventional action route it gets a lot more boring. Not falling asleep boring but just not as inventive.
The ending with Billy is also stupid, I mean come on! You can't live through that, that freakin long!
Rating:
"You just bought them a death sentence!"
Have you ever had a dumb friend, one who likes crappy movies? One who forces you to watch the movies with him? One who brings them over every freakin' time? If so, meet Chris, my best friend since the 7th grade, he cares about two things, the person getting shot, and the person doing the shooting. This is his favorite movie of all-time. Me, not so much.
I did like this movie's direction though. The chase scenes are really well shot, and it is very stylish. Saw director James Wan has learned a lot since his over-rated gore-fest and the opening shows that. The home videos are touching and it makes it all the more sad if you know what is going to happen. Every image is well used and it is very slick.
The story is stupid. We've seen it before done better by Mr. Thomas Jane several years before, and even better by Charles Bronson decades before. But, with Kevin Bacon, he does even more stupid stuff, I mean jeez, he just walks into a gang's hideout with a knife. That'll work
, I mean come on, they slit your kid's throat, at least bring something that can shoot 10 feet, you will need it. (note: The Punisher even had a bulletproof vest.) Bacon doesn't even buy a gun until about 30 minutes before the end (from a miscasted John Goodman.) People, if you are going to make an action movie, have the character GET A FRIGGIN' GUN!The acting was bad, and when I say bad I mean really bad, I laughed a lot. Kevin Bacon does show some emotion for his onscreen son, but by the end he looks like a psycho ward escapee, and acts like it too, the child who doesn't die overacts and the wife is given next to nothing to work with. The "gangsters" were so totally cliched that I fell out of my chair giggling, I mean come on trench coats, what is he, a flasher? Another was wearing a muscle shirt, the Del Fuegos looked tougher! Plus, John Goodman might look like he is having fun, but on the other hand, he is walking down the street wearing all black with a chain hanging out of his pocket. I mean, it's Dan, he can't be like that. Just so funny.
Finally, the action, well to say something, there isn't much of it. Sure for 1/2 of the movie you get Kevin Bacon eliminating the gangsters in some cool ways (car idea = awesome!) but when it goes more for the conventional action route it gets a lot more boring. Not falling asleep boring but just not as inventive.
The ending with Billy is also stupid, I mean come on! You can't live through that, that freakin long!
Rating: