As I write this, Death Sentence has been rated a 7.1 by the IMDb community.
I can only assume that these people have never seen the far superior (and original, in its time) Death Wish series, or even The Brave One for that matter.
C'mon, people!
Every single beat of the script is as predictable as it is stupid, with plot holes that make you want to gnaw the arms off the theater seats.
After getting the "Death Sentence," Bacon stays with his family in his house wielding only a baseball bat? Ever heard of a well-timed vacation in, say, Argentina? Or even the neighbor's house?
The cops, knowing how vile and dangerous the bad guy is, send only two inattentive, donut- eaters for protection?
Bacon can't load a gun but turns into Jason Bourne when he goes to get revenge?
John Goodman lets Bacon go to kill Goodman's son, yet goes there to warn him anyway (and gets shot for it)?
And when the plot holes aren't grinding on you, there's always another inane, cliché line waiting to smack you in the face:
"If you started a war with Billy Darby, god help you."
"Which one of these guns you want?" "I'll take 'em all."
Unfortunately, it's not quite bad enough to be campy in a William Shatner sort of way. It just leaves you embarrassed for Kevin and Kelly.
Luckily for them, I expect everybody will forget about this one fairly quickly. Like two steps out the theater door.
I can only assume that these people have never seen the far superior (and original, in its time) Death Wish series, or even The Brave One for that matter.
C'mon, people!
Every single beat of the script is as predictable as it is stupid, with plot holes that make you want to gnaw the arms off the theater seats.
After getting the "Death Sentence," Bacon stays with his family in his house wielding only a baseball bat? Ever heard of a well-timed vacation in, say, Argentina? Or even the neighbor's house?
The cops, knowing how vile and dangerous the bad guy is, send only two inattentive, donut- eaters for protection?
Bacon can't load a gun but turns into Jason Bourne when he goes to get revenge?
John Goodman lets Bacon go to kill Goodman's son, yet goes there to warn him anyway (and gets shot for it)?
And when the plot holes aren't grinding on you, there's always another inane, cliché line waiting to smack you in the face:
"If you started a war with Billy Darby, god help you."
"Which one of these guns you want?" "I'll take 'em all."
Unfortunately, it's not quite bad enough to be campy in a William Shatner sort of way. It just leaves you embarrassed for Kevin and Kelly.
Luckily for them, I expect everybody will forget about this one fairly quickly. Like two steps out the theater door.