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MPAA RATING: R for strong bloody brutal violence and pervasive language
Starring Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Aisha Tyler, and Matt O'Leary
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family. (20th Century Fox)
| GENRE(S): | Drama | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Brian Garfield (novel)
Ian Jeffers |
| DIRECTED BY: | James Wan |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: January 8, 2008 Theatrical: August 31, 2007 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 110 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Roberto F. gave it a10:
Extraordinary! Why should films be realistic? They're needed to escape away from life and its terrors.
Steve A gave it a2:
This movie was awful. The police and detectives in this movie were embarrassingly incompetent. There are scenes of people killing and maiming each other in broad daylight for hours with a lot of people around, and the cops still don't know anything. The Bacon character was just as crappy. Did he not care about his family's safety at all? And then there are the scenes where the bad guys spend all day threatening the Bacon character and spilling blood in the streets, and then they come to Bacon's home THAT SAME NIGHT, well after the fact that every cop in town has been alerted to the situation. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. The only thing I liked about this movie was some of the acting, especially John Goodman's.
Dan W. gave it a10:
First of all in response to Kevin, I don't know how you define "acting like a normal human being", but John Goodman's character was definitely the LEAST like it. Think about it: not only did he allow the man trying to kill his son leave, but he sold him the guns to do it!! And as for the cop showing no sympathy, Bacon's character is wanted for murder, not to mention the fact that cops probably see tearjerker stories like that more often than not. This was an incredible film that went way beyond the revenge-killing cliche by showing much deeper insight into the emotional rollercoaster that Bacon's character had to go through. As for Roy P., how can you say he uses the same look in every scene? Up until Bacon escapes from hospital, he flexes his acting range from shock to fear to determination to anguish to anger, finally ending up with the look of someone who has lost the fear of death and knows he has one purpose left. Put yourself in the character's position. How in God's name would you know what you would do in those situations, what you would be capable of. I guess this is just one of those movies like History of Violence or Eastern Promises where you either love it or you hate it.
Tyler G. gave it a7:
There is no deeper meaning to this movie, this is a movie about revenge and that is it. So don't go expecting any underlying themes about humanity or anything else. This movie is what it is, and that is a pretty damn good revenge flick.
Roy P. gave it a0:
An ill-contrived, preachy, brain-dead, and mindless mess. Also, a guide on how not to use the washed out/somewhat overexposed look in nearly every damn scene. This movie looks like it was shot by first-year film students, except done with less energy.
Juno Y. gave it a10:
Never mind the nay sayers. Watch it. Experience the anti hero moments. It's more than good vs evil. It's epitome of human needs, survival and choices.
Tyler J> gave it a10:
Great movie, a lot of action. Both Kevin Bacon and John Goodman , like usual, just amazing.
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