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A Score to Settle

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Canada, United States · 2019
1h 43m
Director Shawn Ku
Starring Nicolas Cage, Noah Le Gros, Karolina Wydra, Benjamin Bratt
Genre Action, Thriller, Drama

An ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 22 years of wrongful imprisonment. The only thing diverting his violent plans is a new found relationship to his beloved son.

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Film Threat by

A Score to Settle reveals itself as a swarm of cliches that ring louder than bullets.

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RogerEbert.com by Glenn Kenny

The movie does gain in stature just by letting Cage be Cage. When he’s riding in a car right after his release, Frank rolls down the window feeling a breeze on his face. Cage puts on that “shine sweet freedom” expression he used at the end of “Con Air.” If you’re a fan of the actor, this is a moment when all is right in the world.

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The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak

The potential to open things up with secondary characters like a prostitute who takes an inexplicable shine to Frank (Karolina Wydra’s Simone) and her obnoxious pimp Trip (Sean Owen Roberts) is there to capitalize on. Ku and Newman would rather cut that bait loose, however, and let Cage go wild instead. It’s a jarring tonal shift.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Justin Lowe

Ku shows a decent grasp of plot mechanics, but never manages to adequately develop the characters or effectively modulate the film’s pacing, even in the brief action scenes, which prove too tame by typical Cage standards.

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Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray

Without Cage, there’d be almost no reason to see the by-the-numbers revenge thriller A Score to Settle. With him, the movie isn’t just watchable, it’s occasionally riveting.

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