Directed by:
Eli RothCinematography:
Rogier StoffersComposer:
Ludwig GöranssonCast:
Bruce Willis, Elisabeth Shue, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Norris, Camila Morrone, Jack Kesy, Len Cariou, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Mike Epps, Kimberly Elise, Beau Knapp (more)VOD (2)
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Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city’s violence as it’s rushed into his ER – until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts for his family’s assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grabs the media’s attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel…or a grim reaper. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
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I'm satisfied and I'm glad that five years after Red 2 Bruce Willis made again a decent movie from my favorite genre, revenge. Story-wise it doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it's a ride from start to finish, decently acted, pleasantly gory, with one solid gore scene and an intense home invasion where the emotions soar to 160 degrees. I had a great time. Eli Roth, Bruce Willis and old-school revenge, I like this triple combo. 80%.
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Unbreakable for unimaginative simpletons. Death Wish is a remake without ideas or character. Even Willis didn’t really fit. You won’t believe this chief surgeon, who in a garage in a single night learns how to shoot better than professional gangsters. The murders are gritty, like the catharsis brought by the administration of justice. But when justice is meted out to uninteresting, undeveloped bad guys, that catharsis is weak.
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Paul Kersey's wife lost her life in an attack and his daughter ended up in hospital. Paul believes the police will catch the criminals soon, but for now they are on the run. So he decides to get a gun and deal with the criminals on his own. This new version of the thriller classic is an enjoyable action flick that relies on solid gunfights, blood and the ever charismatic Bruce Willis. However, as soon as they attempt psychology and serious drama, it stops working. Fortunately, they don't do that very often, it probably couldn't have turned out much better.
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Looking at Bruce Willis's filmography, Death Wish seems to be the last genuinely decent film he's been in. And it's not bad at all. Eli Roth knows how to direct a bloodbath, and Bruce knows how to play the tough guy that everyone loves. They both brought their A-game, creating a movie that reminded me why I like Bruce so much.
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A meaningless remake without any significant directorial signature or any attempt to make the viewer's experience more interesting. A revenge motif, handled in the classic way with all the clichés. There's action and violence here and there, which is primordially expressive, as Roth always does, and Bruce Willis, who plays a stodgy, lifeless doctor and is unfortunately quite good at it. I wanted to say that it’s good to watch once, but actually not, better ignore it. Standard work for a revenge movie.
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