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Vanquish

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Vanquish

R

Released Apr 16, 2021

1h 36m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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From the director of Double Take, Middle Men, and The Poison Rose comes this stylish, glossy action-thriller starring Morgan Freeman (Se7en) and Ruby Rose ("Orange Is the New Black") that shows what desperation can drive a person to do. A mother, Victoria (Rose), is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon (Freeman) forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts, and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters -- or she may never see her child again.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

The in-camera gimmick, with Freeman literally phoning it in on Rose's headset, lends a strangely passive, vicarious overlay to much of the action - which is not particularly well-marshalled.

Rated: 2/5

May 25, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

The film's most unintentionally self-aware moment is Damon saying, "I sleep just fine." You'll do that too if forced to sit through Vanquish.

May 2, 2021

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Peter Travers

ABC News

it's a form of actor abuse to see the legendary Morgan Freeman trapped in this relentlessly violent and vapid mess that does offer one lesson to students of cinema in how to do everything calamitously wrong.

Apr 23, 2021

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The bland band of supporting players and the even more forgettable story (complete with a preposterous ending) are liabilities too big to overcome.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

D Movies

Poorly thought out in every aspect, Vanquish lures you in with recognisable names, only to be disappointed by a story thats terribly conceived and executed in a similar fashion.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 17, 2022

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Aine O'Connor

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Rose has no character to work with, the direction is overstyled and the score is comically expository with super Bad Guy music for bad guys and so on.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 20, 2021

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Stephen F

Terrible from the start of the bizarre credits to the end. amateur filming and editing

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/21

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Dave

It felt and looked like I was watching a meh B movie. I don't recommend paying to see.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/21

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Robin C

This was not good. Didnt like it film in the dark.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/20/21

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Christopher K

I don’t even know where to start...first time I’ve ever walked out of a movie in my life. Morgan Freeman should hang his head in shame for being a part of that train wreck. Wow bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/21

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Alan S

Why, Morgan, why? You have enough money....unless you are donating 100% of your earnings to feed hungry people somewhere. Never mind the plot that has been done (in various ways) a million times before. That general plot can, I guess, still be made into a good movie. But everything about the production is so cheap -- okay, a nice house, and very flashy scenes that shoot past your eyes -- but the sets look like they were filmed in a warehouse. The dialogue makes 1950's Dragnet sound flowery, all of it looks annoying. If someone likes it, it is not my place to tell them not to. Different people like different things. But as to how it resonated with me? Awful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Kay S

Really bad movie. Bad script. Bad directing with actors following bad directions and looking really bad. The whole thing is totally forgettable. Morgan and Ruby must have needed the money. Waste of time unless you want to see how to make a really bad movie :(

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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From the director of Double Take, Middle Men, and The Poison Rose comes this stylish, glossy action-thriller starring Morgan Freeman (Se7en) and Ruby Rose ("Orange Is the New Black") that shows what desperation can drive a person to do. A mother, Victoria (Rose), is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon (Freeman) forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts, and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters -- or she may never see her child again.

Director: George Gallo
Producer: Nate Adams, David E. Ornston, Richard Salvatore
Screenwriter: George Gallo, Samuel Bartlett
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Alla Prima Productions, Grindstone Entertainment Group, March On Productions, Lionsgate, Capstone Global
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2021
Runtime: 1h 36m

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