Neon's Nerd Nexus (360 KP) rated Revenge (2018) in Movies
May 13, 2019
lurkykitty (3 KP) rated The Only Good Indians in Books
Mar 25, 2020 (Updated Mar 25, 2020)
Listening for Theatrical Form in Early Modern England
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Early modern drama was in fundamental ways an aural art form. How plays should sound and how they...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Equalizer 2 (2018) in Movies
Jun 26, 2020 (Updated Jun 26, 2020)
The plot: If you have a problem and there is nowhere else to turn, the mysterious and elusive Robert McCall will deliver the vigilante justice you seek. This time, however, McCall's past cuts especially close to home when thugs kill Susan Plummer -- his best friend and former colleague. Now out for revenge, McCall must take on a crew of highly trained assassins who'll stop at nothing to destroy him.
So after the first movie, he retired being a equalizer and became a lyft driver.
Anyways its a good movie to end the month of Denzel. Next up Mel Gibson.
Savage Secrets (Titan, #4)
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Caterina Cruz has no home. No loyalties. No objection to exacting torturous revenge. Her life’s...
Merissa (11938 KP) rated Her Dark Angel (Her Angel: Bound Warriors #1) in Books
Apr 10, 2023 (Updated Apr 10, 2023)
This is only a novella so the storyline is fast-paced so that everything is in place before it finishes. I can see this series being another hit for Felicity Heaton and am looking forward to reading more.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
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July 29, 2016
Carbs & Cals Very Low Calorie Recipes & Meal Plans: Lose Weight, Improve Blood Sugar Levels and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Chris Cheyette and Yello Balolia
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The brains behind the #1 bestselling Carbs & Cals are back with the ideal soup book for the...
The Alzheimer's Solution: A Breakthrough Programme to Prevent and Reverse the Symptoms of Cognitive Decline at Every Age
Dean Sherzai and Ayesha Sherzai
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'The Alzheimer's Solution is a very important book on the role of lifestyle in successful cognitive...
The Liver Healing Diet: The MD's Nutritional Plan to Eliminate Toxins, Reverse Fatty Liver Disease and Promote Good Health
Michelle Lai and Asha Kasaraneni
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THE FIRST BOOK TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A DETAILED PROGRAM FOR REVERSING LIVER DAMAGE THROUGH OPTIMAL...
JT (287 KP) rated Dead Man Down (2013) in Movies
Mar 10, 2020
Only a little however, director Niels Arden Oplev’s first English language feature produces effective results in what is a very good revenge thriller. Colin Farrell plays gangland enforcer Victor who during a shoot out saves the life of his boss Alphonse (Howard) who is being tormented by an unknown hell bent on making his life uncomfortable.
Victor has his own agenda, getting as close to Alphonse as possible before exacting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughter years earlier. On the surface it looks like any bog standard Hollywood revenge thriller but dig a little deeper and therein lies an intricate story that weaves its way through to an explosive finale.
Oplev brings back Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace and gives her a darker character, (one that she’ll be able to relate with) who has a past that has scared her, both inside and out, she’s after some revenge of her own. Comparisons will be drawn to her most famous female lead, Lisbeth Salander.
Rapace plays Beatrice, a lonely individual who lives with her slightly deaf mother Valentine (Isabelle Huppert) who has a penchant for cooking and Tupperware and it would be argued her talents are wasted in this. Beatrice blackmails Victor when she catches him knocking off a gang member in his apartment, and tells him that she’ll go to he police unless he helps her kill someone from her past.
Despite coming across as a revenge-actioner in the trailers the film itself has a lot more going for it than that, there is so much more to the story than just cracking heads and explosions. Beatrice’s pain at being scarred by a drunk diver who all but got away leaves her encased in worry and self pity, while Valentine does her best to push her back out into the world.
The relationship between Victor and Beatrice is cagey at first, but this isn’t an initial romance that is going to blossom with them walking off into the sunset together, not at the beginning anyway. It is hard to tell who really wants what and its more about the coming together of two lost souls whose first thought in life is revenge, leaving everything else to come second.
The on screen chemistry between the two lead protagonists is believable, Farrell is steely eyed and strong and Rapace conveys herself with devilish intrigue while at the same time giving off a sense of vulnerability. Terrance Howard is slick and does a decent job, although I could think of a number of other actors who probably could have pulled off the character with a great deal more menace.
The action is pretty good, the highlight being the pulsating last 15 minutes which to be honest was well worth the admission price alone. There was what I would call a ‘copout’ moment at the end, and after everything that Farrell had gone through I would have thought more attention would have been centered on that, instead I left feeling slightly short changed.
It’s a solid film from Niels Arden Oplev with some great acting and a finale that will leave you gasping for an encore.