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Death Sentence

Play trailer Poster for Death Sentence R Released Aug 31, 2007 1h 50m Mystery & Thriller Action Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is on his way home from a hockey game with his son, Brendan, and stops for gasoline. Helplessly he sees a street thug kill Brendan while robbing the station. Believing the justice system will fail him, Nick goes after the killer himself, setting off a war between him and the killer's older brother (Garrett Hedlund).
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A nonsensical plot and an absurd amount of violence make this revenge pic gratuitous and overwrought.

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Cliff Doerksen Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Mark Bourne Film.com Bacon, as usual, is very good even when he's slumming, and as a trashy B-movie redo of Death Wish the movie works well enough for a Saturday afternoon with a case of brewskies. Jan 8, 2008 Full Review Forrest Hartman Reno Gazette-Journal Once Death Sentence reaches the mid-point of the second act, it has become so ludicrous that Wan's excess is more likely to draw laughs than tears. Sep 13, 2023 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com In all honesty, I didn't expect much from the film and I didn't get much. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Fred Topel We Live Entertainment Death Sentence shows there's even more to [revenge] than your own downfall. The cycle you get into spirals out of control. Perhaps it's more emblematic of Gandhi's statement 'an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.' Sep 10, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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T O This site is a total joke. Never trust the Tomatometer. Death sentence is one of the best revenge movies of all time. Iconic, brutal, emotional, Kevin Bacon at the top of his game. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Stoner J Super underrated movie. It's not like the best but it's good enough that I've seen it many times over. There are some ridiculous choices they made in the gangster characters, tribal tattoos, muscle cars and long leather jackets, sound like gangsters? I think not, still a good flick Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Oren B Fkn a$shole "critics" gave it 20% = must be an excellent movie! And it is! If you like revenge against low lives enabled by the shitty left = social-democrats, you're in for a treat! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review allen p I know this movie has some age on it but I still have to give my input. One of the most action packed, edge of your seat entertainment movies you can watch! Another great movie starring Kevin Bacon! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/23 Full Review Sean I really enjoyed this movie. I love the soundtrack in particular but I always liked Kevin Bacon. I know this movie gets a terrible rap. Okay, the storyline is fabled and possibly worn out now but I don't see the problem with a modern take on death wish. That's basically what it is. Yes, it's predictable but it really works. The bad dudes are proper horrible gits. John Goodman is a real piece of work. Gareth Hedlund the same. I think that a lot of the negative reviews are from fantasists who need a clever script in any film before it giving any credit whatsoever. Just overthinking it really. Yes, this film is pretty route one in it's execution but I really like it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/22/23 Full Review steve d A dark depressing unexciting mess of a film that's action fails to engage. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is on his way home from a hockey game with his son, Brendan, and stops for gasoline. Helplessly he sees a street thug kill Brendan while robbing the station. Believing the justice system will fail him, Nick goes after the killer himself, setting off a war between him and the killer's older brother (Garrett Hedlund).
Director
James Wan
Producer
Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin
Screenwriter
Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Brutal Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.5M
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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