Sean Donovan witnesses the murder of his Mother at a young age. Driven by a notion of guilt or redemption for being unable to find her murderer, Sean moonlights as a vigilante, taking his anger out on pimps and gang bangers in Brooklyn, New York.
However, with the emergence of a hot-shot detective, and her high-profile case with a convicted killer with connections, Sean's driven even further with his obsession for the truth......
Not knowing anything about this film, not even a trailer, I went in blind, because I'm in the mindset that there are golden nuggets of film that I'm potentially missing out on. And I do trudge through some awfulness to get to these little nuggets.
And this is one of those little nuggets. And while it's no masterpiece, and has several flaws, it's a good enough revenge thriller, that takes reference from other, much better films.
The first is Death Wish. Sean spends parts of the film lurking in the shadows, wearing some pretty garish face paint, and taken his vengeance on ne'er do wells that talk to ladies in an abhorrent manner, or people with mental health problems that like to get loose on a subway. That last part I whole heartedly disagree with though, mental health is pretty serious. He may as well beat a person with diabetes to a pulp.
Then we get a little bit of First Blood thrown into the mix. Sean is desperately suffering with PTSD, and his home life isn't helping him that much, and once he becomes the greatest cage fighter in the world, he comes immediately invincible and can take anyone down, and run off.
But it's a really well made film. There's a little sub-plot regarding the murder of his mother, and how his father could be in the mix with it.
Worth checking out.
However, with the emergence of a hot-shot detective, and her high-profile case with a convicted killer with connections, Sean's driven even further with his obsession for the truth......
Not knowing anything about this film, not even a trailer, I went in blind, because I'm in the mindset that there are golden nuggets of film that I'm potentially missing out on. And I do trudge through some awfulness to get to these little nuggets.
And this is one of those little nuggets. And while it's no masterpiece, and has several flaws, it's a good enough revenge thriller, that takes reference from other, much better films.
The first is Death Wish. Sean spends parts of the film lurking in the shadows, wearing some pretty garish face paint, and taken his vengeance on ne'er do wells that talk to ladies in an abhorrent manner, or people with mental health problems that like to get loose on a subway. That last part I whole heartedly disagree with though, mental health is pretty serious. He may as well beat a person with diabetes to a pulp.
Then we get a little bit of First Blood thrown into the mix. Sean is desperately suffering with PTSD, and his home life isn't helping him that much, and once he becomes the greatest cage fighter in the world, he comes immediately invincible and can take anyone down, and run off.
But it's a really well made film. There's a little sub-plot regarding the murder of his mother, and how his father could be in the mix with it.
Worth checking out.