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Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands.
Release : | 2013 |
Rating : | 6.5 |
Studio : | Universal Pictures, Millennium Media, Open Road Films, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Jason Statham James Franco Izabela Vidovic Winona Ryder Rachelle Lefevre |
Genre : | Action Thriller |
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It is a performances centric movie
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Once again Jason Statham makes his way as a protective father for his daughter from a bunch of drug dealers. I don't understand why people hated this movie. Sure the motive could have been better to be honest. I mean all kids get in fights at school all the time. Why make this regular school fight so complicating? Oh,well. I don't really care. I just love the fact that Jason Statham is kicking some butt and he's protecting his daughter. That's what I expected from this movie anyways. So I really loved it;I'm sure others liked it too. Lots of people wouldn't care about the plot,all they would want to see in this movie is Jason Statham fight a bunch of people with his hands tied behind his back. I thought Homefront was a real inspirational action/emotional movie and I would watch it a million times and never get over it
Homefront truly is boosted higher by good performances by the cast. Winona Ryder really did a great job as the skanky bad girl Sheryl, she and James Franco had a really good chemistry and kinda bad guy dynamic going throughout the film. As for Jason Statham, he was perfect for his starring role, I mean could NOT have picked a better action star to lead this movie! He is sexy, rugged, tough as friggin nails, and overall a real badass, but a badass with a good big heart. Him and his daughter really had great father/daughter chemistry here, you could tell that they really had a great relationship and loved and cared about one another, which was needed for a movie like this one. Kate Bosworth is pretty darn good as well, she is almost unrecognizable here, Redneck trailer trash, anyways, she plays a well written character well here. Now as for the movie itself as a whole, it's kinda average action movie fare, nothing to distinguish it from the rest in this genre. The action and shooting sequences are pretty run of the mill, nothing all too special to see unfortunately. The plot has some nice attachments to it, like the father daughter relationship/connection that I mentioned before. Homefront tries it's hardest to be this edgy awesome new action film, but it did not accomplish that goal. It's just too average to be called awesome or even all that edgy. I mean yah there is time of crude language because of the degenerate characters, and yes, it has some rough violence to some scenes, but that still doesn't make it all that edgy. But hey, it's not a total loss, good performances all around! 6/10 for Homefront.
Homefront, which was written and produced by Sylvester Stallone, along with frequent collaborator, Avi Lerner, began life as a vehicle for Stallone before he stood down to allow Jason Statham the leading role of a former DEA officer living in rural Louisiana with his young daughter. Directed by Gary Fleder, Statham is supported by a fine cast that includes Kate Bosworth, Winona Ryder and James Franco. The story takes hold when Statham's young daughter defends herself in the school playground against a bully. The bully's mother, played by Bosworth (who is good as a rake-thin junkie) wants retribution but finds her sleazy boyfriend to be no match for Statham. But when her brother, a local drug dealer, played by James Franco, gets involved, the stakes are raised until Statham's past comes back to haunt him. Basically, this is nuts and bolts stuff, buoyed by a strong cast and good performances, but the script offers nothing special, whilst the direction is just adequate. Although the colour palette seemed to change as much as Statham's wandering accent. It's not a bad film, nor is it unlikable, although Statham has done better and more interesting stuff recently, but this holds no surprises and does nothing unique
I watched "Homefront" last night and liked it it was a good Statham movie and it was also a bit different from other action movie and that is the thing I liked the most.Statham was great at his place what to say about him and the girl who played the role of Statham daughter is also good and James Franco was a good addition to this movie but somewhat he was a Joker at some places.Other supporting cast were also good at their places and the direction was above average and good to watch the acting was good not great but a fun to watch.Overall a good Statham movie and also a bit different from his usual films.