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Mike Markovich, a young stockbroker at a Mob-controlled Wall Street firm, is betrayed and imprisoned for six years. When he is released, his deadly quest for vengeance begins.
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Jonathan Romney Screen International Mendoza isn't just indulging in genre thrills, but casting a characteristically jaundiced critical light on the entrenched condition of Filipino political and economic reality. Oct 30, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Place P Not a bad start to a promising yarn but unfortunately the script and acting break the illusion too often for anything other than a "leave on on the background sort of following while also drinking beer and texting" movie 😆 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Russ Just awful. I could write a better script in 2 days with no research. The acting in this is so stiff it looks like every scene got one take. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/22 Full Review bryan b The main character started as a shady stock broker (ripping off direct quotes from boiler room) gets framed for murder. Goes to jail and kills a bunch of people now that he's out only to go back to being a shady stockbroker. The mel Gibson movie of the same name is a better choice. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Such high expectations given its namesake. One of the worst movies I have seen all year. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review jason p Not terrible. But really hard to follow. And just very plain and lackluster. Not sure they writes knew what they were doing. Watch "Spenser Confidential" instead. Very similar but (a little) better. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Sometimes, script writers write themselves into a corner. And then suddenly they have to come up with absurdities to get themselves out of a dead-end in the plot. That happened numerous times in this movie and gets tough to suspend the disbelief. This just felt pieced together, the kind of "artsy" movie that receives great critical review but is just disjointed and opaque for the average viewer. Also, and this is super nitpicky, but I cringed watching the firearm handling in the movie. When someone gives you a hand gun to check out, you don't just wave it around without opening the slide and checking that the barrel is clear first. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mike Markovich, a young stockbroker at a Mob-controlled Wall Street firm, is betrayed and imprisoned for six years. When he is released, his deadly quest for vengeance begins.
Director
Joseph Mensch
Producer
Adam Folk, Joseph Mensch
Screenwriter
Metin Aksoy, Joseph Mensch
Production Co
Mensch Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 5, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 5, 2021
Runtime
1h 31m
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