On the outside a film about revenge, anguish and justice along with a 'nothing-to-loose' attitude makes a pretty good film, its been attempted many times before, most lately: Death Sentence, Punisher and Payback. All done really well, especially Payback - truly genius.
What this film gained in story and good lead actors (Cuba Gooding Jr - Oscar winning actor and Ray Liotta) failed miserably with actors from the other end of the spectrum, that let alone possessed bad acting skills but even managed to bring the lead roles acting abilities down a notch. Part of me thinks this was all an attempt by the director to dull down the picture, make it seem 'real' and gritty..... But bad acting is bad acting! If a more gritty appeal was at the forefront of the directors aims, the production team should look closely at the camera work, any attempt to make a gritty, natural experience would quickly diminish with really bad camera angles and pace during the action sequences.
Above all, the musical score is terrible, what place does sultry jazz music play in 21 Century motion pictures? I could feel myself cringe as the melo-dramatic tones of 'cheesy' jazz would play over the lonely scenes with Liam Case (Cuba) battling with his emotions before embarking on a revenge trip. Even Cuba Gooding's acting ability couldn't break through the thickly spread seedy jazz tones, in-experienced camera work and poor acting talents.
Worth watching for the story maybe..... But leave all movie taste at the front door.
What this film gained in story and good lead actors (Cuba Gooding Jr - Oscar winning actor and Ray Liotta) failed miserably with actors from the other end of the spectrum, that let alone possessed bad acting skills but even managed to bring the lead roles acting abilities down a notch. Part of me thinks this was all an attempt by the director to dull down the picture, make it seem 'real' and gritty..... But bad acting is bad acting! If a more gritty appeal was at the forefront of the directors aims, the production team should look closely at the camera work, any attempt to make a gritty, natural experience would quickly diminish with really bad camera angles and pace during the action sequences.
Above all, the musical score is terrible, what place does sultry jazz music play in 21 Century motion pictures? I could feel myself cringe as the melo-dramatic tones of 'cheesy' jazz would play over the lonely scenes with Liam Case (Cuba) battling with his emotions before embarking on a revenge trip. Even Cuba Gooding's acting ability couldn't break through the thickly spread seedy jazz tones, in-experienced camera work and poor acting talents.
Worth watching for the story maybe..... But leave all movie taste at the front door.