The story is driven by main characters making decision that lead you to throw out the notion of good guys vs. bad guys. Two detectives, played by Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn, are caught on a cellphone video arresting a drug dealer. The act of the arrest is perceived as overly aggressive by the media. As a result, they are suspended without pay for several weeks. Their unexpected furlough compounds financial concerns for Mel Gibson’s character who is forced to reconsider moving his wife — who has multiple sclerosis — and a daughter, who is being bullied – away from their rough neighborhood. His questionable plan to make ends meet somehow intersects with a smart, recently released neighborhood felon. He wants to begin living a straight life but is pulled back into crime. That’s because he is faced with having to take care of his mother, who has taken up hooking to subsist, and a wheelchair-bound younger brother, whose dream is to someday go to college and become a videogame creator. As may be expected with any S. Craig Zahler film with such a graphic title, the movie is gritty and intense, leaving viewers to gasp just when they thought they could sit back and eat popcorn.
I’ve not heard of this movie. I’ll have to investigate. Thank you, nice blurt, Karina.
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Thanks, this movie’s writer/ director had done other movies that I’ve reviewed — in addition to a book, which I really liked. You might want to check them out. He’s an interesting storyteller.
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All it takes is one bad day to get someone to go through some of the toughest decisions in their lives. Sounds like a nice movie. Been a while since I’ve seen Gibson on screen!
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This was a pretty good movie, which I recommend.
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Thank you for this amazing review. Now, I may watch some old movie Mel Gibson instead of this 🙂
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It was a good movie though. Had good, snappy lines and excellent acting.
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