Homefront – review | Mark Kermode
Jason Statham, Winona Ryder and James Franco can't save this backwoods thriller from mediocrity
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After the more adventurous experiments of Hummingbird, the Stath goes back to basics with this meat-and-potatoes headbanger about a former DEA agent of no fixed accent attempting to lie low in a picturesque bayou backwater. With a screenplay by Sly Stallone and an A-list supporting cast (James Franco doing crazy, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth slumming
it as white trash), Homefront has a pedigree that promises something special, but the results are solidly ordinary. Despite the potential for southern gothic weirdness (the scenery seems to be crying out for a little spice), Gary Fleder plays it safe and predictable, with a few crunchy fight sequences offering the only real tasty meat on the menu.
Rating: 2/5
ThrillerJason StathamDramaAction and adventureSylvester StalloneJames FrancoMark Kermode
theguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and...
Reading on mobile? Click here to watch the trailer
After the more adventurous experiments of Hummingbird, the Stath goes back to basics with this meat-and-potatoes headbanger about a former DEA agent of no fixed accent attempting to lie low in a picturesque bayou backwater. With a screenplay by Sly Stallone and an A-list supporting cast (James Franco doing crazy, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth slumming
it as white trash), Homefront has a pedigree that promises something special, but the results are solidly ordinary. Despite the potential for southern gothic weirdness (the scenery seems to be crying out for a little spice), Gary Fleder plays it safe and predictable, with a few crunchy fight sequences offering the only real tasty meat on the menu.
Rating: 2/5
ThrillerJason StathamDramaAction and adventureSylvester StalloneJames FrancoMark Kermode
theguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and...
- 12/8/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
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