Death Sentence

2007 "Protect what's yours."
6.7| 1h45m| R| en| More Info
Released: 31 August 2007 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
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Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

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Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Mohamed Abdalla This movie is about an ordinary american family that faced the loss of one of its members by a member of a gang as a ritual to join the gang squad.During the movie you will see dark moments of how each member of the family reacted to the loss, the mother who did the least reaction and tried to get involved with home arrangements and going back with memory by watching home made videos, the brother who showed much response as he was closer to the lost brother, finally the father who saw that revenge by his own hands is the only way to equity.The movie has really dark dramatic sad moments and the director added to it by showing that on the faces of each character so closely and declaring it by the scenes of the brother which will really touch something in your heart.Finally, it's a drama, action and thriller movie with adequate amount of three of them, the moving between the events is really smooth and you will be entertained by the amount of killing with different methods.
dcobbimdb This is not your average Disney movie for sure. Sadly someone wrote a novel about an executive Dudley do right and his family who happens to cross wrong paths of a gang initiation and this movie is the aftermath...It's not an easy watch, and honestly it's not the most believable, although in times it seems to be, weird right? Make no mistake this is not a family watch, unless you have weird family. Kevin did a great job given the circumstances. I mean you can't expect a natural born killer out of a random experience right? And I think this movie somewhat played it off, although I think in the real world it would have been circumvented prematurely, at least by the law.The realism, well who the heck knows right. In some scenes I thought there wasn't enough emotion (me being a family man & all), and some scenes I thought it was just, after all it's only a movie right? I would hate to think about anyone having to go through anything similar in real life, and for those who have, well I'm sure they can put deeper thoughts than I have in this review. I can say one thing for sure, and this from personal experience which gratefully didn't come to this degree, but if anyone ever did hurt any of my family, sadly I would do exactly like Kevin did in this and go all out vengeance, and to my demise if it came to that.So to wrap up, a decent action flick, but with much more involved, so not a senseless flick by any means. There are aspects of realism and yet aspects of movie-like, so don't kid yourself or loose sleep over what all happens. Afterall it's Hollywood right?
SnoopyStyle Investment consultant Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) has the perfect life with wife Helen (Kelly Preston), and sons Lucas and Brendan. Brendan is killed during a gas station robbery and Nick identifies Joe Darley as the killer. The DA has only Nick's testimony and wants to do a deal. Nick decides to recant so Joe can walk away. Joe was being initiated into his older brother Billy (Garrett Hedlund)'s gang. Nick follows the gang back to their place and later kills Joe. Detective Wallis (Aisha Tyler) is investigating the cases. Bones Darley (John Goodman) is not happy with his son Billy's thuggish behavior.I would have more respect for this movie if it goes full Death Wish right from the start. Nick should do some research and start shooting this gang one by one. Instead, he's shocked that they come after him and his family when Joe gets killed. The action is almost comical at times. Neither Nick nor Billy are acting rationally. For a long time, Nick doesn't even have a gun and he doesn't move his family out of their house. Billy is also a really horrible shot or a cheapskate about saving bullets. Bones doesn't make much sense either although his philosophy is strangely compelling. It's also strange that Nick has to buy his guns illegally. There are generally a lot of logic questions in this movie.
Leofwine_draca Vigilante thrillers have been a long-term staple of cinema since Michael Winner's violent 1974 classic DEATH WISH set the template for what has come since. DEATH SENTENCE is another variant on long-established themes that runs through the – dare I say it? – clichés with slick efficiency. One of the biggest draws for me was the presence of Kevin Bacon, an under-appreciated actor who I've always enjoyed watching in whatever he does. I wasn't disappointed with his performance here as a normal family man who undergoes a metamorphosis into a ruthless killer; Bacon is an actor who always exudes believability and has a natural edginess that makes him perfect for roles like the one here.The film starts off on strong ground, leading us through to some scenes of unbelievable harshness and loss, and the pivotal turns from Bacon and a strong Kelly Preston as his wife keep us watching. Director James Wan is best known for directing the first SAW film, and this is a movie with much of the same darkness – although, thankfully, the outrageous torture and violence is kept in short supply here; in essence this is no more violent a film than a typical Steven Seagal movie like OUT FOR JUSTICE from the '90s.The camera-work is strong and the supporting cast fine – John Goodman's here in an extended cameo and about as far away from his 'cuddly big guy' persona as you can imagine; and Garrett Hedlund is an intensely hateful villain, yet he manages to be more than just a comic book caricature. There are some GREAT action scenes here, including a middle-of-the-film foot chase that takes place in streets, buildings and finally a parking lot. This is a fantastic moment of cinema and one of the best chases I've ever watched, and I'm going to make sure I sit through it again even if I don't watch the whole movie a second time.This leads me neatly into the film's biggest failing – the last third. After an important plot twist, the film suddenly changes and loses scope. The substance evaporates in favour of dark style and the inevitable shoot-em-up climax ensues where the last vestiges of reality are done away with in favour of predictable, clichéd and inane over-the-top killing. Even worse, almost all of the stylistic touches are nicked from the climax of Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER. Inevitably this ends up being inferior and just reminds us of that film's classic nature. The flawed nature of the last part of the movie means that this is an adequate vigilante outing.