Acts of Violence 2018

Protect what's yours.

5.6 / 10   388 vote(s)
R
Action Crime Thriller

When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.

Homepage http://lionsgatepublicity.com/theatrical/actsofviolence/
Release Date 2018-01-12
Runtime 1h 26m
Directors Brett Donowho, Edd Lukas
Producers Robert Jones, George Furla, Randall Emmett, Stephen J. Eads, Vance Owen, William B. Steakley, Martin Wiley, Barry Brooker, Corey Large, Stan Wertlieb, Ted Fox, Anthony Callie, Mark Stewart, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Arnaud Lannic, Timothy C. Sullivan, Michael J. Urann, Babak Eftekhari, Brandon K. Hogan, Brinton Bryan, Alexander Eckert, Charlize Toratani, Alana Crow, Marc Goldberg
Writer Nicolas Aaron Mezzanatto

I appreciate the dark nature of the story, but 'Acts of Violence' is poor in most other areas; despite some decent cinematography in parts.

Bruce Willis, first and foremost, barely features, so if you're watching this just for him then you will be disappointed. The rest of the cast aren't anything to be remembered, though Cole Hauser is a cut above his castmates.

The premise is poorly crafted. It begins at its worst point, with average set up and monotonous character introductions. It then raises the bar slightly, before actually seemingly ending at a high moment. Unfortunately, as what felt inevitable, they add a needless extra twist at the death which ruins a potentially satisfactory conclusion.

Not much to enjoy with this one, unfortunately. At least it is short.

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