Puncture Wounds 2014

Pain runs deep.

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4.6 / 10   44 vote(s)
R
Action Drama

After returning home from a traumatic tour of duty in Iraq, John finds himself struggling with PTSD. What little peace he had managed to build around him is shattered one fateful day when he rescues a local call girl from a group of violent Aryan Brotherhood pimps. Having killed several of the high-ranking brotherhood during the rescue, John and his family are now the prime targets of Hollis, the ruthless criminal leader of the group.

Release Date 2014-08-04
Runtime 1h 36m
Directors Giorgio Serafini, James Coyne, Marco Cappetta, Chris Fishel, Sam McQueen
Producers Agustin, Gianni Capaldi, Phillip B. Goldfine, Cung Le, Dolph Lundgren
Writer James Coyne

Tiresome to watch.

'Puncture Wounds' is a film that somewhat tries, but nothing really comes to fruition all that well. The story is a tad messy, the score is poor, the dialogue is iffy alongside a mostly disappointing cast list.

I never felt Cung Le (John) wasn't trying, he was but I'm not sure he is lead actor worthy - his delivery isn't quite up to stretch here, given there's a lot of narration from his character; not helped by the writing, of course.

Dolph Lundgren isn't even the usual Dolph Lundgren, which is quite something - a very 'relaxed' performance, despite the spree of destruction involving Hollis. Vinnie Jones (Bennet - one T according to the film's intro) is what you'd expect, he's solid enough at playing a bad guy.

I'm all for mindless, combat-filled films but this doesn't even reach those levels. Rather dismal, unfortunately.

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