Loosely based on the novel Brian Garfield described as "penance" for the bloodthirsty amorality of Michael Winner's movie version of his
Death Wish, this reductive revenge thriller preaches at the same time it panders to base payback fantasies.
Insurance adjuster Nicholas Hume (Kevin Bacon) has something close to a perfect life: a beautiful stay-at-home wife, Helen (Kelly Preston), two fine sons — athlete Brendan (Stuart Lafferty), a high-school senior, and his sensitive younger brother Lucas (Jordan Garrett) — and a beautiful home in a serene suburban neighborhood. But violence and chaos are no farther than the gas station where Nick stops...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins