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When I finally saw the film, I was impressed even more with the gritty feel of the movie. Wan left the overblown special effect aside and relied on real explosions and practical gunplay to make a modern western. The film covers difficult subject matter – a man who loses his son in a murder. Kevin Bacon plays Nick Hume, a very average guy whose son is killed by punks in a gang initiation. Instead of testifying to put the killer away, Nick lets him go, then goes after him for revenge. But, after killing the gangbanger, Nick soon learns that revenge cuts both ways when the punk’s brother comes after the entire Hume family. The two stories that this movie reminded me of the most were “Death Wish” and “The Punisher.” It’s not a comic booky as “The Punisher,” and not nearly as sweeping. After all, Frank Castle’s entire family tree is killed in his movie. Nick Hume just has to deal with the bad guys on a local level. Written by Brian Garfield, who also wrote “Death Wish,” this film makes the revenge more personal. Instead of going after bad guys in general, Nick Hume is out for specific revenge, and I love a good revenge film. There are rough points in the movie, like some really stupid moves by the characters that put people in jeopardy and a little too much grief splattered on the screen. Additionally, the Hume family just seems too damn happy at the beginning, you know everything’s going to get bad soon. But overall, I found “Death Sentence” to be relatively gripping. It’s a powerful, visceral revenge flick, and Kevin Bacon does a fine acting job bringing the vigilante to life. Don’t expect brilliance, but if you like a good shoot-em-up with gritty, explosive gunplay, you should enjoy the movie. The special features include some unrated content on the DVD, which comprises about six minutes, the bulk of which are deleted scenes. There’s also a Fox Movie Channel feature on the garage chase scene, which is pretty fascinating from a filmmaking standpoint. Kevin Bacon sits in for a “Life After Film School” segment for Fox Movie Channel, and the special features round out with several behind-the-scenes webisodes and DVD trailers.Read full review
I thoroughly enjoyed this film and thought Kevin Bacon played the role well. He has starred in a variation of films from the early days of ´Tremors´ to the badly reviewed ´Hollow Man´, in which he has had his ups and downs. However after watching this film, i found myself giving him a good, "kevin´s the man!" sort of comment. The film follows a business (bacon) who seeks revenge on a local gang for the murder of his son. During this whole process things get heated and there´s some pretty intense moments, i won´t go to much into detail as its best to view the movie yourself rather than know what to expect however i would recommend this film to all. Hopefully Kevin Bacon will continue these hollywood roles rather than his low budget appearances. 4 out of 5.
this is a good revenge/vigilante thriller,i was quite surprised.its gritty, violent and unpredictable, with some shocking moments you dont see coming. its well acted and has quite an emotional punch too. you wont be disappointed.
kevin bacon, delivers this role very well, playing a business man, who happens to be wrong place at wrong time with his son, only to witness his sons brutal murder by a gang, when police do nothing, he takes revenged, the flim shiws how a honest man can become a killer and the conquences this action brings , powerful, it will make you cry , one to watch, some scenes are bloody, not for children.
Really dood film if you like violence and gang films. Good story of revenge of a normal man in the community. Really rate this dvd, from the directors of 'saw'
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