Arizona Republic by Barbara VanDenburgh
The title Acts of Violence has less to do with the storyline of the movie it graces and more about what’s perpetrated against the audience watching it.
Canada · 2018
Rated R · 1h 26m
Director Brett Donowho
Starring Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Shawn Ashmore, Ashton Holmes
Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
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When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.
Arizona Republic by Barbara VanDenburgh
The title Acts of Violence has less to do with the storyline of the movie it graces and more about what’s perpetrated against the audience watching it.
The script has been written compactly if without great imagination by Nicolas Aaron Mezzanatto, and directed likewise by actor-turned-helmer Donowho, whose work here reps an uptick from his prior, mostly B-grade horror features.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Acts of Violence evaporates from your mind while you're watching it.
The New York Times by Glenn Kenny
This dopey action thriller harks back to grindhouse pictures of the ’70s and ’80s, although it’s too tasteful, if that’s the word, to consistently exploit the more lurid implications of its sensationalist scenario.
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
It's all a tad too serious for a movie that's essentially a tawdry pulp thriller. Still, anyone who comes to Acts of Violence looking for colorfully sleazy characters and shootouts — as opposed to nuanced public policy briefs — should find enough reasons to stick around.
RogerEbert.com by Peter Sobczynski
The film may be completely worthless from an artistic standpoint but it certainly can’t be beat from a convenience standpoint.
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