Wednesday, November 13, 2013

BULLET TO THE HEAD REVIEW


If you haven’t seen it yet, go out and rent “Bullet to the Head”.  It is an amazing movie that left me wanting more. 

 

The plot is brilliant in it’s simplicity. Based on a graphic novel, the story centers around a hitman and a cop, both of whom are seeking information about the respective murder’s of their partners.  They are diametrically opposed in their opinions and methods, and have different reasons for wanting the information. 

 

The reason the movie works is because Stallone plays the hitman, Jimmy Bobo, with an intensity and timing that truly drives the movie and leaves the viewer wanting more.   From beginning to end, the movie will get your heart racing and your testosterone flowing.  It is an action film on the level of Lethal Weapon in it’s pacing, and if it were released between 1980 and 1997, it would undoubtedly be a box office smash. 


 

The tragedy of this movie is that it was not given it’s proper due as a film.  It follows the tried and true formula of action movies, provides the right twists and turns, and is truly a fast paced, full throttle, ass-kicking winner, and should be given the credit it deserves. 

 
 

The only reason this movie was not as commercially successful as it should have been is the rise of the television drama series, but that will be a post of it’s own. 

 

In the meantime, go watch “Bullet to the Head”, it is truly a great movie. 

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