It almost feels like some sort of abuse allowing this to happen and be pushed out. He's visibly not fully cognizant and only has about one line of dialogue, or partial line per scene. The movie despite being low budget or straight to video quality isnt even the issue. Bruce cannot or does not have any actual conversations outside of what feels like broken recorded and put together lines. He even looks aloof in the scenes shot, as if he wandered onto set while filming happened, they saw him and added his name to credits. Its sad. Movie/Story aren't awful but it feels broken to say the least, it hurts to see this happen. Especially onscreen.
29 Reviews
bad guys pay the price
cdcrb29 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Again, what' s with all the hate. This is just a "b" movie waiting for tv. A bunch of jerks rob an armored car. This attempt fails, but somehow bruce willis gets involed in solving the case. This bunch of nothings then come up with an elaborate and stupid plan to steal a very valuable hockey card. In a way i couldn't quite figure out, bruce is involved with the bad guy behind all the shenanigans. None of this works, but it's not the worst thing i've ever seen. Can anyone tell me why it takes thousands of bullets to take down one bad guy in this kind of film. Anyway, beau mirchoff (new to me) is quite good in a thankless role of the bad guy.
A good first chapter
dubond23 October 2022
Detective Knight: Rouge is directed by Edward Drake and stars Bruce Willis, Beau Mirchoff, Jimmy Jean Louis and Michael Eklund. The story follows veteran detective James Knight (Willis) who pursues a group of thieves from LA to New York after they shoot his partner but soon finds his past conflicting with his current case.
So by now we all know the unfortunate state Bruce Willis has been in which led him to make a bunch of DTV dreck the last few years. Since we're nearing the end of his career I decided to review his last few DTV flicks. I'm pretty sure he has three more in the can (with this being the first in an already filmed trilogy) and Paradise City with John Travolta set to release within a month.
I was a bit surprised to see that this was actually a little more polished and competently helmed than some of Bruce Willis' recent DTV movies. However, as part one of an already planned trilogy, Detective Knight: Rogue suffers from a convoluted plot and a lack of screen time for its main protagonist. Sadly, we don't see Bruce for long stretches of time as the movie focuses on the thieves, as well as a few other side characters that are intertwined with the plot. It's a shame because Bruce is actually giving an okay performance in this. He's in a lot of shots and only on occasion is it noticeable that he had his body double fill in for him. This movie really felt a little more cinematic and you can tell Edward Drake and co. Put more time and effort into this one.
I do also have to give a shoutout to the fact that Bruce does get a cheer-worthy John McClane-like one-liner at the very end that made the entire movie worth sitting through. It's a brief moment that makes me wish more of this movie were like that.
So by now we all know the unfortunate state Bruce Willis has been in which led him to make a bunch of DTV dreck the last few years. Since we're nearing the end of his career I decided to review his last few DTV flicks. I'm pretty sure he has three more in the can (with this being the first in an already filmed trilogy) and Paradise City with John Travolta set to release within a month.
I was a bit surprised to see that this was actually a little more polished and competently helmed than some of Bruce Willis' recent DTV movies. However, as part one of an already planned trilogy, Detective Knight: Rogue suffers from a convoluted plot and a lack of screen time for its main protagonist. Sadly, we don't see Bruce for long stretches of time as the movie focuses on the thieves, as well as a few other side characters that are intertwined with the plot. It's a shame because Bruce is actually giving an okay performance in this. He's in a lot of shots and only on occasion is it noticeable that he had his body double fill in for him. This movie really felt a little more cinematic and you can tell Edward Drake and co. Put more time and effort into this one.
I do also have to give a shoutout to the fact that Bruce does get a cheer-worthy John McClane-like one-liner at the very end that made the entire movie worth sitting through. It's a brief moment that makes me wish more of this movie were like that.
I felt bad watching this
WeAreBrainPolice9 February 2023
Whoever gave the green light to make this film, should be ashamed. Bruce Willis clearly for the past few years, even before his condition was made public, no longer had the competency to act. Yet studios still sign him to make these cheap DTV films to capitalize on his fame and make a few dollars.
Detective Knight's plot was entirely incoherent and uninteresting with no help from the bland characters. It was difficult watching any scene with Willis, as he can only mutter a few words and nod when spoken to. Unfortunately, due to his illness, his personality and charisma are gone. As a consequence, his supporting cast have to frequently say lines most likely meant for his character or respond in ways that hardly come across as an authentic conversation.
I cannot give any reasons as to why anyone should watch this film, even if you are a die-hard Bruce fan. His name is just being exploited here. Go rewatch him in his old glory, and avoid this at all costs.
Detective Knight's plot was entirely incoherent and uninteresting with no help from the bland characters. It was difficult watching any scene with Willis, as he can only mutter a few words and nod when spoken to. Unfortunately, due to his illness, his personality and charisma are gone. As a consequence, his supporting cast have to frequently say lines most likely meant for his character or respond in ways that hardly come across as an authentic conversation.
I cannot give any reasons as to why anyone should watch this film, even if you are a die-hard Bruce fan. His name is just being exploited here. Go rewatch him in his old glory, and avoid this at all costs.
Dissapointing at best
falangsabai23 October 2022
I used to be a big fan of Bruce Willis, but most of the movies outside the Die Hard franchise except for the fifth element and the red series, were not particularly interesting. This movie is probably one of the worst. I lasted through about twenty minutes then boredom won out. It starts out strong with a thwarted armored car heist, but goes downhill from there. I will not comment on Bruce Willis acting in this as I know he is ill. I do wish him well. The other actors are wooden and lack any nuance to their performance. The script is very week. The movie totally fails to draw in the viewer, I was being overly generous when I gave it a 2.
Another pile of sh.. with Willis in it.
mason251 November 2022
Seriously, this has gone beyond abuse, it's just sad what he's appearing in for "movies".
With such amazing lines as "well it's not much of a stretch to go from being an ex quarterback to bank robber"..... like what the actual f????
It was shot reasonably well, but nothing in the plot made any sense.
One amazing gem is how these footballers are all pro tacticians, ok let's roll with that without questions, but as a "diversion" his buddy goes and robs a bank, demands they call 911 AND demand that all the cops come out..... So of course, Willis and his unintelligible partner who are from a different city and not even part of the police force.... they go too. Which means of course that of the dozens of cops to respond, not one can hit anything until they draw pistols.
Don't waste your time, even reading this review is wasting more time on the movie than it's worth.
With such amazing lines as "well it's not much of a stretch to go from being an ex quarterback to bank robber"..... like what the actual f????
It was shot reasonably well, but nothing in the plot made any sense.
One amazing gem is how these footballers are all pro tacticians, ok let's roll with that without questions, but as a "diversion" his buddy goes and robs a bank, demands they call 911 AND demand that all the cops come out..... So of course, Willis and his unintelligible partner who are from a different city and not even part of the police force.... they go too. Which means of course that of the dozens of cops to respond, not one can hit anything until they draw pistols.
Don't waste your time, even reading this review is wasting more time on the movie than it's worth.
Unfair to Willis and viewers
shanet-davis4 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The movie may have been cast and filmed before it was known Bruce Willis had dementia, but the signs were there. Continuing to cast him in movies is cruel on him and people watching.
Not only that, but to have him supported by cast that simply could not act makes things much worse. Beau Mirchoff was serviceable, but the rest were C grade at best, some of which need subtitles to understand!
Outside of the Knight and Rhodes character there was zero character development.
The biggest plot hole being Knight's flashbacks of his dad being shot by Leech. This happened when Knight was a toddler. Yet when Knight shoots Leech, he is clearly older than him.
Just a C grade movie that unbelievably produced 2 sequels.
Not only that, but to have him supported by cast that simply could not act makes things much worse. Beau Mirchoff was serviceable, but the rest were C grade at best, some of which need subtitles to understand!
Outside of the Knight and Rhodes character there was zero character development.
The biggest plot hole being Knight's flashbacks of his dad being shot by Leech. This happened when Knight was a toddler. Yet when Knight shoots Leech, he is clearly older than him.
Just a C grade movie that unbelievably produced 2 sequels.
What did I just watch??
Wassart5 November 2022
I can't understand how this movie passed any kind of selection or "inspection". I mean, the writing is beyond horrible. The dialogue is confused, empty and they look like filling the gaps by using the F word a lot. At this level of bad to average acting I think I prefer to watch a woke movie...
Even Bruce Willis doesn't seem at the top of his performance here, he seems sleeping during the entire movie.
The Director worked with the crew of True Detective, the awesome True Detective series. Obviously he didn't learn anything.
2 Stars for the cinematography, the colors, the image. Looks like Hollywood was deserted by good actors, good writers. They still have good cinematographers at least.
The Director worked with the crew of True Detective, the awesome True Detective series. Obviously he didn't learn anything.
2 Stars for the cinematography, the colors, the image. Looks like Hollywood was deserted by good actors, good writers. They still have good cinematographers at least.
LINO
SnoopyStyle17 January 2023
L. A. police detective James Knight (Bruce Willis) and his partner track down four masked armed robbers and a gunfight ensues. His partner is heavily wounded and Knight vows to track down the perpetrators. The group is led by Casey Rhodes (Beau Mirchoff), a former star quarterback who lost everything in a point shaving scandal. They are backed by bookie gangster Winna (Michael Eklund) who has a corrupt past connection with Knight.
Bruce is a step slow and more robotic. It shows in the first shootout scene. He barely is able to get down. With his illness, I was surprised that he actually attempted an action scene. During the last act, they actually put a mask on his character so a stuntman could do his work. They tried very hard to cover for him. In fact, he's only the Lead in Name Only (LINO). The lead is really Beau Mirchoff. I like him and I like his character. He has depth. He's great. The situation with Bruce is obvious and distracting.
Bruce is a step slow and more robotic. It shows in the first shootout scene. He barely is able to get down. With his illness, I was surprised that he actually attempted an action scene. During the last act, they actually put a mask on his character so a stuntman could do his work. They tried very hard to cover for him. In fact, he's only the Lead in Name Only (LINO). The lead is really Beau Mirchoff. I like him and I like his character. He has depth. He's great. The situation with Bruce is obvious and distracting.
I though the more you do something, the better you get at doing it.
Top_Dawg_Critic24 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This is clearly not the case with yet another time-wasting Willis flop by writer and director Edward Drake. I feel bad for Bruce, because aside his illness, Drake's failure to direct his cast properly makes Willis look worse than he is. Even Jimmy Jean-Louis was poorly cast and was unconvincing as a cop, let alone hard to understand his dialogue. To make matters worse, there are two more sequels coming up soon. Who and why are funding these failed film attempts? This one has Drake's typical cliched, convoluted and plot-hole riddled screenplay, with annoying back and forth scene changes and ridiculous dialogue. The entire story is nonsense and unrealistic, and I'm still not sure the relationship and conflict between Willis' character and Michael Eklund's character. The 105 min runtime felt dragged out with lots of unnecessary filler amidst all the plot holes, and the slow pacing didn't help. It's just an underwhelming mess overall, with the only redeeming factor being the half-decent score, especially for a B-film. I certainly wont be watching the next two sequels, or anything else Drake comes up with, because not one of his films has rated better than a 3/10, of which is what I'm generously giving this flop.
Detective Knight: Rogue
wp347 November 2022
It's hard to watch Bruce Willis in this film. I did however think Beau Mirchoff was worth watching and he did an outstanding job! Beau was in most of the film from start to end and I can't wait to see him in the next film with Bruce. Beau was blessed to work on Bruce's last projects and even tho it's hard to watch Bruce I am proud Beau of Beaus work. Beau did a really good job on this film and he stood out! A lot of feedback the movie was poor but I am focusing on the great acting Beau did in the film. It was fun seeing some of the same actors Beau had worked on past projects before. Super work Beau!!
Not the best but still got a good story
moviesfilmsreviewsinc6 December 2022
Detective Knight: Rogue was directed by Edward Drake (Breach, Gasoline Alley), co-written by Drake and Corey Large (Apex, Cosmic Sin), and stars Beau Mirchoff (Awkward, Scary Movie 4), Bruce Willis (Wire Room, Acts of Violence), Trevor Gretzky (American Siege, 40-Love), Keeya King (Yellowjackets, Rush for Your Life), Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes, Joy), Michael Eklund (West of Hell, Nurse), Corey Large, and Lochlyn Munro (Margaux, Riverdale). It follows a group of masked criminals from California to New York on Halloween with a cop in pursuit with hopes of bringing them down. Directorially, Detective Knight: Rogue shows a clearer picture of what the helmer can do. Stylistics are mixed, with some choices to show cheesy flashbacks and an out-of-place title card that clashes with better ones that show Knight's state of mind, but there's a spark rising up somewhere in there. His direction in the edit, which was done by Justin Williams (Hunter's Moon, The Walk), is solid and full of interesting match cuts and transitions between scenes that are unremarkably lensed by Laffrey Witbrod (Girls After Dark, Game Day).
Raw production elements are still iffy, with locations that range from well-dressed and glossy to indeterminate junkyard hideout #358. It's probably for this reason that the lighting can occasionally be a bit flat, and the lowish budget doesn't help with the blending of CGI city extensions with real, inconsistently lit locations. Some of Detective Knight: Rogue's audio can be a problem too, as a handful of scenes sound like they were recorded inside of a tin can, making ADR a logical choice that isn't selected. This movie is at least the best produced and directed out of any of Drake's collaborations with Willis in spite of the flaws it does have.
Detective Knight: Rogue isn't a great crime film but after a groggy first act, it does give way to some cool crimes, decent characters, and a degree of novelty given the holiday it eventually uses when it's done being cliche. Drake hasn't been the luckiest director to work in the business. Often working with productions whose scripts were pieced together from multiple screenplays, had a low budget, and rarely had more than two weeks to shoot the thing. With Detective Knight: Rogue, he gets tossed a bone.
Raw production elements are still iffy, with locations that range from well-dressed and glossy to indeterminate junkyard hideout #358. It's probably for this reason that the lighting can occasionally be a bit flat, and the lowish budget doesn't help with the blending of CGI city extensions with real, inconsistently lit locations. Some of Detective Knight: Rogue's audio can be a problem too, as a handful of scenes sound like they were recorded inside of a tin can, making ADR a logical choice that isn't selected. This movie is at least the best produced and directed out of any of Drake's collaborations with Willis in spite of the flaws it does have.
Detective Knight: Rogue isn't a great crime film but after a groggy first act, it does give way to some cool crimes, decent characters, and a degree of novelty given the holiday it eventually uses when it's done being cliche. Drake hasn't been the luckiest director to work in the business. Often working with productions whose scripts were pieced together from multiple screenplays, had a low budget, and rarely had more than two weeks to shoot the thing. With Detective Knight: Rogue, he gets tossed a bone.
Detective Knight: Rogue
Prismark1028 July 2023
A gang of criminals stick up an armoured truck in LA. It leads to a shootout with some cops. This includes Detective James Knight (Bruce Willi) and his partner Fitzgerald (Lochlyn Munro.) The latter is badly wounded.
Now partnered with ex CIA operative now turned detective Sango (Jimmy Jean-Louis.) They arrive in New York to follow a lead regarding phantom chartered flights.
On their radar is a crooked bookie Winna who also uses ex athletes fallen on hard times for his robberies. One of them is ex pro footballer Casey Rhodes who was one of the gang members involved in the LA heist.
This is an inferior version of Heat. There are lots of location shooting involving guns. The story is dumb. You have scenes where LA cops hang their cop badges around their necks interrogating people in New York where they have no jurisdiction.
The film wants to give a psychological edge by focussing on some of the characters such as Rhodes who turned to crime to provide for his family.
The plot is not very fluid. There is a concentration on other characters as the nominal lead actor was too ill to be in many of the scenes. There is once scene near the end of the film where Willis is replaced by a stuntman with an animal mask on.
Now partnered with ex CIA operative now turned detective Sango (Jimmy Jean-Louis.) They arrive in New York to follow a lead regarding phantom chartered flights.
On their radar is a crooked bookie Winna who also uses ex athletes fallen on hard times for his robberies. One of them is ex pro footballer Casey Rhodes who was one of the gang members involved in the LA heist.
This is an inferior version of Heat. There are lots of location shooting involving guns. The story is dumb. You have scenes where LA cops hang their cop badges around their necks interrogating people in New York where they have no jurisdiction.
The film wants to give a psychological edge by focussing on some of the characters such as Rhodes who turned to crime to provide for his family.
The plot is not very fluid. There is a concentration on other characters as the nominal lead actor was too ill to be in many of the scenes. There is once scene near the end of the film where Willis is replaced by a stuntman with an animal mask on.
Dismal
martin-lynch-713-5817159 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
EDIT: I wrote this review before Bruce Willis diagnose became public knowledge. I do stand what I wrote but, knowing now about his illness I do feel that if nothing else maybe his performance may act as a advisory to others.
END EDIT.
The story is OK, what let's in down is everything else. Bad acting, bad editing, quite possibly the worst special effects to ever be seen on screen. The list goes on.
Bruce Willis looks like he may have been either under a considerable amount of medication or realized he messed up signing the contract.
This offering is yet another bad idea that should have never made it off the drawing board.... unless it was straight to the shredder!
Save yourself the time watching this, you will regret the time wasted. One can only hope that as this is the first of a trilogy..... they actually scrap the next Two installments because honestly, there really is no coming back from this.
END EDIT.
The story is OK, what let's in down is everything else. Bad acting, bad editing, quite possibly the worst special effects to ever be seen on screen. The list goes on.
Bruce Willis looks like he may have been either under a considerable amount of medication or realized he messed up signing the contract.
This offering is yet another bad idea that should have never made it off the drawing board.... unless it was straight to the shredder!
Save yourself the time watching this, you will regret the time wasted. One can only hope that as this is the first of a trilogy..... they actually scrap the next Two installments because honestly, there really is no coming back from this.
Bruce Willis being exploited
martinepeters-8797322 May 2023
I'm watching this movie right now because on Amazon Prime are several of his last movies and it is SO OBVIOUS this man is very sick. They used him and his name to make money.
He is not acting, he is just saying his very short lines. Lines he can remember with his vascular dementia.
I'll remember Bruce Willis from Die Hard and Sixth sense. I wish him a good last days of his life although his spirit has already gone.
It is a pity they used his name and body in this B low budget movie and Bruce doesn't fit in the movie at all. He looks like he is under some spell. At least he will be leaving an awesome legacy.
He is not acting, he is just saying his very short lines. Lines he can remember with his vascular dementia.
I'll remember Bruce Willis from Die Hard and Sixth sense. I wish him a good last days of his life although his spirit has already gone.
It is a pity they used his name and body in this B low budget movie and Bruce doesn't fit in the movie at all. He looks like he is under some spell. At least he will be leaving an awesome legacy.
A B-Movie which has Willis as a Cameo
marshalsea-547-99225421 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
To start with, it's a B-Movie, don't expect too much and there's some great moments in this film: the opening robbery, to the later robbery, to the final scenes.
It is as many people mention badly directed/editor - with many poor shots, and very many poorly judged character scenes.
Bruce seems on particular poor form in this one. How much is this down to his aphasia is difficult to tell, but there are brief moments when you get to see the Bruce Willis Star.
The main star, Beau Mirchoff is quite servicable in the role, and carries most the film, and the rest of his crew (who don't appear to be credited on imdb for some reason) do feel not too badly written - there's some great interactions between them at time.
So, go in expecting some b-movie nonsense and you won't be too disappointed. Go in expecting a Bruce Willis starrer and you won't. I suspect this was a chance for many of the cast and crew to work briefly alongside Bruce Willis, and an attempt to celebrate him to some degree.
It is as many people mention badly directed/editor - with many poor shots, and very many poorly judged character scenes.
Bruce seems on particular poor form in this one. How much is this down to his aphasia is difficult to tell, but there are brief moments when you get to see the Bruce Willis Star.
The main star, Beau Mirchoff is quite servicable in the role, and carries most the film, and the rest of his crew (who don't appear to be credited on imdb for some reason) do feel not too badly written - there's some great interactions between them at time.
So, go in expecting some b-movie nonsense and you won't be too disappointed. Go in expecting a Bruce Willis starrer and you won't. I suspect this was a chance for many of the cast and crew to work briefly alongside Bruce Willis, and an attempt to celebrate him to some degree.
Bruce Willis is finished
thomasreilly-2173516 December 2022
Always liked Bruce Willis
Apart from the death wish remake I can't think of a decent move he's done in 20 years - a sad decline to a career. What happened to maje him sign up to utter trash like these and possibly the previous 20 before that ??
This film is possibly the worst I've seen in many years and I've seen a few turkey's in that time
Awful script Dreadful wooden acting Embarrassing dialogue Cops that can't hit a perp 20 yards away in a straight line
Willis seems to be sleepwalking through the entire film - devoid of any emotion or interest - its painful to watch
Cliche ridden garbage.
Apart from the death wish remake I can't think of a decent move he's done in 20 years - a sad decline to a career. What happened to maje him sign up to utter trash like these and possibly the previous 20 before that ??
This film is possibly the worst I've seen in many years and I've seen a few turkey's in that time
Awful script Dreadful wooden acting Embarrassing dialogue Cops that can't hit a perp 20 yards away in a straight line
Willis seems to be sleepwalking through the entire film - devoid of any emotion or interest - its painful to watch
Cliche ridden garbage.
Another Willis bomb
rfkrvr11 November 2022
Having seen American Siege and now this movie both with Bruce Willis, it is clear that he just mails it in. He used to be entertaining but now is a complete waste of time.
The script is predictable and the acting wooden. Even the action scenes are poorly executed. Maybe they revived great tax breaks to film on location and show off the city
It is like Bruce just wants to have a few old friends around from movies he has made in the past. For example Trevor Gretzky is in his last two movies; is he a friend of Wayne?
If this is a trilogy I will simply avoid any more of Detective Knight and Mr Willis.
The script is predictable and the acting wooden. Even the action scenes are poorly executed. Maybe they revived great tax breaks to film on location and show off the city
It is like Bruce just wants to have a few old friends around from movies he has made in the past. For example Trevor Gretzky is in his last two movies; is he a friend of Wayne?
If this is a trilogy I will simply avoid any more of Detective Knight and Mr Willis.
Not Horrible
cmilroy-224-1318702 November 2022
Bruce Willis has all the money he needs. He can now choose his own roles. Which means he can do whatever he wants to do, including these films. Was this film great? No! But it was not horrible either. Good story. Good characters. Lousy writing. But if you want an action movie these days that is not a marvel film, this is a good way to spend less than two hours! The next two films in this supposed trilogy could be better. I hope they are better as the Detective Knight character could be great. These films do need a better supporting cast, as that would not hurt at all. But I enjoyed it for what it was... an action movie with a rogue police officer who gets the job done!
Too Bad Bruce is Going Out Like This.
evanrmartin15 November 2022
This movie can be summed up with one line of dialogue. "It's not too much of a stretch to go from ex football player to robbing a bank.". Uh..what? While the movie is shot well, there are so many logic and plot holes that makes this fairly unwatchable. I can't believe someone rated this 10/10. Do they come from somewhere they only have old VHS tapes of 80's comedies?
This movie can be summed up with one line of dialogue. "It's not too much of a stretch to go from ex football player to robbing a bank.". Uh..what? While the movie is shot well, there are so many logic and plot holes that makes this fairly unwatchable. I can't believe someone rated this 10/10. Do they come from somewhere they only have old VHS tapes of 80's comedies?
This movie can be summed up with one line of dialogue. "It's not too much of a stretch to go from ex football player to robbing a bank.". Uh..what? While the movie is shot well, there are so many logic and plot holes that makes this fairly unwatchable. I can't believe someone rated this 10/10. Do they come from somewhere they only have old VHS tapes of 80's comedies?
Better than Black Adam
T-822484226 October 2022
The fam was looking for something good to watch and this didn't disappoint. We love eighties films and I was suprised this movie was out as we hadn't heard of it. Zero marketing. We got it on Amazon and I hear it will have sequals. Beau was strong and so was the actor Jimmy Jean. The directing and writing was good. Why the hate? Bruce wants to cook, let the man cook.
I dug the bad guy's house and his mission made sense. I have personally known guys like Winna who just buy their way into friendships or social circles. I cannot highlight enough how much this film is like a 'throwback'. I hear so many people say "they don't make movies like this anymore" and... They do! HERE is a good one but yall just aren't watching. My family had a good time and that's all I want out of a movie at this moment in our lives.
I dug the bad guy's house and his mission made sense. I have personally known guys like Winna who just buy their way into friendships or social circles. I cannot highlight enough how much this film is like a 'throwback'. I hear so many people say "they don't make movies like this anymore" and... They do! HERE is a good one but yall just aren't watching. My family had a good time and that's all I want out of a movie at this moment in our lives.
Predictable Derivative
duvernetphotography5 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I couldn't watch past the first 20min. When they mentioned how to make a bomb, I thought enough of this garbage. Willis was never much of an actor. He depended on the production effects and a suspenseful story line to carry him through. Now with his health challenges, the dialogue is next to nothing, not that it was ever very insightful. This movie is best avoided, unless you need some mind numbing diversion from a tedious chore. This movie relies on suspenseful background music to turn a simple action into something possibly significant. It is one cliche after another with some very questionable story concepts thrown in. This makes movies like Zoolander or Blazing Saddles seem like Shakespeare.
The darkish knight.....
FlashCallahan13 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
As the city prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound Knight's partner) in a shootout following a heist.
With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L. A. for New York, where the detective's dark past collides with his present case and threatens to tear his world apart... unless redemption can claim Knight first......
Willis is in this, and although the first movie of this trilogy is named after his character, I will not be commenting on his performance, due to his illness. Peace Bruno.
It's a heist movie of sorts and we get one of the robbers who has family issues. He was once a football player, but now is struggling due to an addiction to painkillers, and constantly fighting with his wife whilst his child is in the background. And that's the drama of the film.
The rest of the film maunders around the plan of a new robbery, and if the gang are all on the same side, or about to double cross one another, and this is on rotation for the rest of the film. People are rich, people aren't, and the poorer you are, the more desperate one becomes.
And that's the film. The character of Knight is in between the narrative, but the film never rises to anything other than barley watchable, as it's the first of a trilogy, which shouldn't be an excuse, but this trilogy has been rushed, and it shows.
It's overlong, with that awful CGI blood that is everywhere these days.
With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L. A. for New York, where the detective's dark past collides with his present case and threatens to tear his world apart... unless redemption can claim Knight first......
Willis is in this, and although the first movie of this trilogy is named after his character, I will not be commenting on his performance, due to his illness. Peace Bruno.
It's a heist movie of sorts and we get one of the robbers who has family issues. He was once a football player, but now is struggling due to an addiction to painkillers, and constantly fighting with his wife whilst his child is in the background. And that's the drama of the film.
The rest of the film maunders around the plan of a new robbery, and if the gang are all on the same side, or about to double cross one another, and this is on rotation for the rest of the film. People are rich, people aren't, and the poorer you are, the more desperate one becomes.
And that's the film. The character of Knight is in between the narrative, but the film never rises to anything other than barley watchable, as it's the first of a trilogy, which shouldn't be an excuse, but this trilogy has been rushed, and it shows.
It's overlong, with that awful CGI blood that is everywhere these days.
I want my money back!!
psxexperten21 November 2022
Starts Off Bad, But Wait, it Gets Worse...
Another worst film! Full of boring conversation, and annoying overuse scene! Avoid at all cost!
Whoever makes this garbage should stop and focus on something else. Wedding videos maybe? Or possibly just a new career in general because this is fraud.
This film is bad.
But man oh man this is just amateur hour. I've seen better films on the dollar rental shelf back in the 90s.
By far the worst movie I've ever watched in my life👎🏼 If you want to waste your time, and I mean waste it to the point that there is not a single net benefit, this is your movie.
With unoriginal scenes, poor acting skills, and just a terrible plot- this movie has managed to make amazed at just how AWFUL a movie can be.
This movie is insanely terrible. That was an hour and twenty minutes of visual torture. I can't believe I actually put myself through that.
Whoever makes this garbage should stop and focus on something else. Wedding videos maybe? Or possibly just a new career in general because this is fraud.
This film is bad.
But man oh man this is just amateur hour. I've seen better films on the dollar rental shelf back in the 90s.
By far the worst movie I've ever watched in my life👎🏼 If you want to waste your time, and I mean waste it to the point that there is not a single net benefit, this is your movie.
With unoriginal scenes, poor acting skills, and just a terrible plot- this movie has managed to make amazed at just how AWFUL a movie can be.
This movie is insanely terrible. That was an hour and twenty minutes of visual torture. I can't believe I actually put myself through that.
Who is the other bald guy
nogodnomasters27 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
We have a robbery and a shootout in the first scene. Many cops arrive in less than 30 seconds among which are James Knight (Bruce Willis-title role) and his partner Fitzgerald (Lochlyn Munro). Fitz gets shot up pretty badly which happens when you don't wear a vest to confront guys with automatic weapons. I feel as sorry for him as when a drunk guy talking on his cell phone has an accident at 200 MPH and gets hurt because he wasn't wearing a seat belt. Knight's new partner is a former CIA agent (Jimmy Jean-Louis) who claims all these unsolved similar robberies in different cities all have a charter flight leaving the city going back to NY and it centers around a bookie named Winna (Michael Eklund) an acquaintance of Knight. Winna is indeed the pay master and planner using pro athletes who have fallen from grace for one reason or another. Winna also collects sports cards. There is an auction in town for a Wayne Gretzky rookie card that is worth over a million dollars. He wants his guys to go steal the card, even though there is a lot of heat on them.
Bruce Willis is the guy we love to hate outside of Nicolas Cage and Kevin Costner. He was dull and lifeless in this film, not moving much. This is the first of three films which is why Lochlyn Munro didn't die after taking a few shots to the abdomen. The should have waited until they saw how much this one lost before making another one. They had Trevor Gretzky at the card show instead of Paulina who is such a babe. The acting was bad even when Willis wasn't on the screen such as the airplane scene after the shootout. Boring conversation.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
Bruce Willis is the guy we love to hate outside of Nicolas Cage and Kevin Costner. He was dull and lifeless in this film, not moving much. This is the first of three films which is why Lochlyn Munro didn't die after taking a few shots to the abdomen. The should have waited until they saw how much this one lost before making another one. They had Trevor Gretzky at the card show instead of Paulina who is such a babe. The acting was bad even when Willis wasn't on the screen such as the airplane scene after the shootout. Boring conversation.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
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