Mateo Sanboval wrote:ScoJo wrote:Read an in-depth review of the new Death Wish, the gist of which was nicely summed up by the strap-line:
'A film by and for assholes'
It really does look bad. Even the previews just look off, tonally. They tried to fix that in the latest version of the trailer by slapping a grindhouse filter over the top of it. No dice. Everything out of Willis' mouth is either emotionless or a John McClane style one liner. Bronson's performance is subdued and laconic, but it is nuanced and not at all flat. He isn't letting the audience in on a joke; he's deadly serious. And he really emotes. As much as it pains me to say, I'm not sure Willis is up to the task. Or, perhaps more accurately, I'm not sure Roth is up to the task of getting that kind of performance out of him. All that said, I'll still be seeing this in the theater. I want people to make more movies like this and release them theatrically so I will support it.
In fairness, the review (B.M.D. I think?) was focussed mainly on the film's blockheaded and unfortunate 'reading of the room' as regards current feelings about such matters, tho it did give Roth a pretty rough ride specifically. Like the reviewer, I really liked Cabin Fever but have found everything after that to be Not My Thang. John Carpenter in an interview once referred to him as 'that haircut Eli Roth', heh heh.
Clearly the kind of 'push button/reactionary' b-flick that needs seeing with warm bodies around you though, fair play @mateo.
Can't WAIT for ER's version of DW2!!! :-/
