11/2/2023 0 Comments Is acts of vengeance a true storyTo be clear, although this is a Willis-headlined shoot-'em-up, he's here for name recognition only - this is Hauser's movie. As his character's partner, Bush has so much more energy and precision in her performance that you genuinely wish that he had even less screen time than the limited amount he already does, and that she had more. Willis' enervated performance starts with a sleepwalked raid in the film's opening minutes and never perks up. In the actor's dictionary under "Paycheck Movie," there's likely now a picture of Willis sitting at his detective characters's desk, conducting a low-energy "argument" with a troubled veteran (the brother played by Hauser) who's about to go all Rambo with his untrained brothers. Otherwise, Acts of Violence is a mishmash of vigilante-movie clichés and a fairly direct rip-off of Taken, without the tension. It's pretty rough when the best thing you can say about a movie is "The actors look good using weapons." So kudos to stunt coordinator T.J. This film devalues human life, spits on the law, promotes damaging stereotypes of veterans and people of color, and does it all without a hint of intelligence or originality.
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