My favorite movie star growing up was Bruce Willis and I will always be supportive (painful as that is nowadays). I saw his newest film Death Wish, which is a remake of the 1974 version starring Charles Bronson, about a surgeon who begins to take the law into his own hands after his family is attacked. It was tough getting to know and like his family, played by Elizabeth Shue and Camila Morrone, knowing their fate ahead of the film but that made the impact on Willis’ surgeon that much more emotional. Being one of the tough guys who gained attention in the 1980s, Willis has not been sought out for his emotional side and yet some of the best scenes were him facing his character’s reality. Right after a heavily emotional scene, the mood too quickly changes as the surgeon seems to begin to enjoy his new past time, which makes the movie bounce between fantasy and realism. In this age of cinema after the heroes of Wonder Woman and Black Panther, it almost felt wrong to cheer for the lead, but once I did it was fun to see justice dealt out. Directed by Eli Roth, who put himself on the map with the torture heavy Hostel 1&2, gives equal screen time to Willis’ brand of violent justice.  Filmed in Chicago and Québec, Death Wish is also based on the novel by Brian Garfield which was first released in 1972. Some visuals may offend or upset but those folks aren’t watching this. The folks wanting to see it are fans of Call of Duty, action flicks, and all things gun related. Or you liked Die Hard. Its been 30 years.

Death Wish

IMDB

2018, 18A, 1h 47m